What is Jennie Yeamans's full name?
Eugenia Marguerite Yeamans
Jennie Yeamans date of birth:
October 16, 1862
How old was Jennie Yeamans when died?
44
Where was Jennie Yeamans born?
Australia
When did Jennie Yeamans die?
November 28, 1906
Where did Jennie Yeamans die?
New York City, NY
Why did Jennie Yeamans die?
Tuberculosis
Is Jennie Yeamans gay or straight?
Straight
What is Jennie Yeamans's ethnicity?
White
What is Jennie Yeamans nationality?
Australian
What is Jennie Yeamans's occupation?
Actress, singer, Actress, singer
Short Biography
Jennie Yeamans (1862 – 28 November 1906), born Eugenia Marguerite Yeamans, was a child actress and singer popular in the 1870s and 1880s, and later a famous adult singer and actress. She was the younger sister of early silent film character actress Lydia Yeamans Titus and had another sister, Emily Yeamans, who died young. Of the three sisters, Jennie was the most famous and successful right up to her death. Their mother was Annie Yeamans (1835 – 1912), a well known character actress in the Victorian era stage. Her father was Edward Yeamans, a circus clown. The Yeamans family came from Australia and toured China, Japan and Java in traveling shows before arriving in San Francisco in 1865. After arriving in America, Edward Yeamans died in 1866 or '68. As an adult, Jennie appeared in a popular stage melodramas or musicals; one musical being Blue Jeans in 1890, which was later made into a 1917 silent film Blue Jeans starring Viola Dana. For a time Yeamans was married to impresario Charles B. Dillingham.