Myrtle McGrain

Myrtle McGrain (July 8, 1883 – May 17, 1980) was an American stage actress and model in the first decade of the twentieth century.

Myrtle McGrain
Myrtle McGrain as Bobby Shaftoe in Babes In Toyland (1903).
BornJuly 8, 1883
Kentucky
DiedMay 17, 1980
Florida
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMyrtle McGrain Bacon
OccupationActress, model
Spouse(s)Lieutenant Colonel William J. Bacon

Early life

Myrtle McGrain was born in Kentucky, the daughter of Daniel G. McGrain and Delila E. Blume McGrain.[1]

Career

McGrain was a stage actress, appearing with the company of Joseph Jefferson in 1901 and 1902.[2][3] She was seen on Broadway in musicals Babes in Toyland (1903),[4] The Cingalee (1904) and Sergeant Brue (1905-1906). She toured with a stock company in the American South in 1907.[5][6] The following year, she was the leading lady for Mitchell's All-Star Players, another stock company.[7] She modeled for photographs that appeared in The Burr McIntosh Monthly.[8]

Personal life

In 1915, Myrtle McGrain married Lieutenant Colonel William J. Bacon.[1][9] She was widowed when he died in 1950. She died in 1980, aged 96 years, in Florida. Her gravesite is in Memphis, Tennessee.

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References
  1. "Memphis". Chattanooga Daily Times. 1915-12-05. p. 28. Retrieved 2020-06-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Joseph Jefferson in Baltimore". The News. 1901-11-16. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "The Gossip of the Players". The Pittsburgh Press. 1902-03-23. p. 30. Retrieved 2020-06-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Myrtle McGrain as a doll in "Babes in Toyland"". Museum of the City of New York. 1903. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  5. "Shadows of the Past". The Town Talk. 1907-11-01. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The Salisbury Stock Co. at Winnfield". The Town Talk. 1907-12-17. p. 8. Retrieved 2020-06-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mitchell's All-Star Players". Press and Sun-Bulletin. 1908-03-11. p. 4. Retrieved 2020-06-08 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Switzer, Brock (2020-03-23). "The Bathing Girl - so much more beyond the photo". The Mariners' Museum Blog. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  9. "Bacon-McGrain". Knoxville Sentinel. 1915-11-30. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-06-08 – via Newspapers.com.
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