Trixie Friganza

Personal Info

Birth Date: November 29, 1870
Birth Location: Grenola, Kansas, USA
Death Date: February 27, 1955
Death Location: Flintridge, California, USA
Cause of Death: Arthritis

Stage & Film

Performance

Murray Anderson's Almanac
Original Broadway Production; 1929
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  • Principal Player
The Passing Show of 1912
National Tour; 1912
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  • Lead Performer
The Passing Show of 1912
Original Broadway Production; 1912
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  • Lead Performer
The Prince of Pilsen
Broadway Return Engagement; 1904
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  • Mrs. Madison Crocker
The "New"Rounders
Broadway Return Engagement; 1900
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  • Performer

Notes

Trixie Friganza was known not only as a great star of stage and screen, but also an suffragist and activist for women's rights. It is believed she inspired the song "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." More information on these aspects of her life can be found on the Smithsonian site.

Photos & Headshots

Personal Info

Birth Date: November 29, 1870
Birth Location: Grenola, Kansas, USA
Death Date: February 27, 1955
Death Location: Flintridge, California, USA
Cause of Death: Arthritis

Other Names

  • Delia O'Callahan (Sometimes given as her birth name)
  • Brigid O'Callahan (Reported at the time of her death to have been her birth name)

Marriage & Family

Spouses/Partners

  • No spouses or partners listed.

Family