Gertrude Warden (1859–1925) was an English actress and writer, who wrote over 30 novels under her
stage name
A stage name is a pseudonym used by performers and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. Such professional aliases are adopted for a wide variety of reasons and they may be similar, or nearly identical, to an individu ...
, her name at birth being Gertrude Isobel Price and her married name Mrs John Wilton Jones.
Life
Warden began life as Gertrude Isobel Price, the daughter of a stockbroker. Born in
Brixton
Brixton is a district in south London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London. Brixton experienced a rapid rise in population during the 19th ce ...
on 27 May 1859, she was educated in Brighton and France.
After a brief stint as a governess, Warden became an actress, working in both the London and provincial theatres, as well as touring America with
Lillie Langtry
Emilie Charlotte, Lady de Bathe (née Le Breton, formerly Langtry; 13 October 1853 – 12 February 1929), known as Lillie (or Lily) Langtry and nicknamed "The Jersey Lily", was a British socialite, stage actress and producer.
Born on the isl ...
. She performed in ''Judah'' at the Shaftesbury Theatre with
Bessie Hatton in 1890. She married John Wilton Jones, an actor and writer in 1889, and the couple collaborated on plays together, but he died in 1897. She remarried Auguste Devot de Quillacq in 1899. She was a member of the
Women Writers' Suffrage League (WWSL)
and on the executive committee of the Actors' Orphanage Fund.
[
One of her sisters also became a writer, adopting the name ]Florence Warden
Florence Warden (16 May 1857 – 11 May 1929) was an English actress and writer, who wrote many novels under her stage name, her name at birth being Florence Alice Price and her married name Mrs G. E. James.
Life
Warden began life as Florence Ali ...
.
Gertrude spent her later years in France.Monaco
Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...
on 3 May 1925.[
]
Selected works
Notes
References
External links
''The Sentimental Sex''
online at the Library of Congress, full text
''Her Fairy Prince''
online at the Library of Congress, full text
''Gertrude Warden''
Saturday 6 January 1886
1859 births
1925 deaths
English novelists
English stage actresses
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