Flora Zabelle Hitchcock
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| Born | Zabelle Mangasarian April 1, 1880 |
| Died | October 7, 1968 (aged 88) New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse(s) | Raymond Hitchcock (m. 1905-1929; his death) |
Flora Zabelle (born Zabelle Mangasarian, April 1, 1880 – October 7, 1968) was a Broadway actress who appeared in several early silent films.
Early years
[edit | edit source]Zabelle was born in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire (now Istanbul, Turkey).[1] Of Armenian descent, Flora Zabelle was born in the Ottoman Empire to Dr. M. M. Mangasarian. At the time of the Hamidian massacres, Dr. Mangasarian along with Flora moved to the United States.[2] Her sister, Christine Mangasarian, was also an actress.[3]
Career
[edit | edit source]In her Broadway debut in 1900, Zabelle portrayed Poppy in San Toy. In 1902, she appeared in the film King Dodo.[4]
In 1920, she retired from the stage. About a decade later, she joined Jacques Bodart, Inc. as a designer and partner.[4] In 1931, she left retirement to portray Mrs. Van Allen in the Broadway play The Man on Stilts.[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]She was married to Raymond Hitchcock from 1905 to his death in 1929.[6] On October 7, 1968, she died in Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.[4]
Selected filmography
[edit | edit source]- A Village Scandal (1915)
- The Ringtailed Rhinoceros (1915)
- The Red Widow (1916)
- A Perfect 36 (1918)
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ The Green Book Magazine, Volume 9, "I Want to be Understood" by Flora Zabelle, p. 99
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External links
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- Flora Zabelle Hitchcock at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Flora Zabelle Hitchcock at IMDb
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- 1880 births
- 1968 deaths
- American film actresses
- American silent film actresses
- American stage actresses
- American people of Armenian descent
- 20th-century American actresses
- Ethnic Armenian actresses
- Emigrants from the Ottoman Empire to the United States
- Broadway theatre people
- American theatre actor stubs
- American film actor, 1880s birth stubs