Sallie Fisher (August 10, 1880 June 8, 1950) was an American stage and vaudeville actress who appeared in the 1916 silent ''The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row''.

Early years

Fisher "was born on a ranch in

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" but moved with her family to

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"when a very little girl." She was educated by tutors. (In a 1909 interview, Fisher told a reporter that she was born in Salt Lake City.)

Stage

Fisher appeared in musical comedy, musical farce, fantasy, operetta, revue and revivals. She debuted in Salt Lake City with the Salt Lake Opera Company. In Chicago, "she rose from the chorus of a comic opera company to the ranks of the truly elect, otherwise known as prima donna." In 1907, an article in ''

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'' described Fisher as having been "for several seasons a ''

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'' in the Dillingham forces." She appeared with

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in ''45 Minutes from Broadway'' and with

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in ''

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''. A ''

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'' review of the production of ''The Goddess of Liberty'' in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1910 described Fisher's work as follows: "Sallie Fisher is most of the show and she is worth while ic She sings well, dances divinely and is as good to look at as one could wish."

Personal life

Fisher was married to Arthur Houghton for 37 years. Houghton was a theatrical manager. After Fisher married him, she "retired at the peak of her career."

Death

Fisher died of a heart attack, aged 69, at her home in

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, on June 8, 1950.''Who Was Who on the Screen'' 2nd edit. p.155 c.1977 by Evelyn Mack Truitt

References

External links

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portrait
NY Public Library, Billy Rose collection)
portrait gallery
Univ. of Washington, Sayre collection)
Barrymore and Sallie Fisher in ''A Stubborn Cinderella'' c.1909
Museum of the City of New York)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fisher, Sallie 1880 births 1950 deaths American stage actresses Actresses from Wyoming 20th-century American actresses People from Twentynine Palms, California