Henrietta Luna Hawkins (August 21, 1865 – July 13, 1945),[1] known as Etta Hawkins, was an American comedic stage actress during the early 1900s. She gained prestige with her work in the productions of Lord Chumley with E.H. Sothern: The Charity Ball and The Lost Paradise.
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She was born in Aurora, Illinois, daughter of Anna Gutherz (a native of Switzerland) and William Delos Hawkins. In 1891, she married stage actor and producer William Morris.[2]
She was the mother of actors Chester, Adrian, and Gordon Morris, and also had a daughter, Mrs. H. O. Russell of New York. She died at her son Chester's Beverly Hills home in 1945, aged 79.[3]
References
edit- ^ California Death Index, 1940-1997
- ^ "William Morris, 75, Veteran Actor, Dies; Father of Chester of the Movies Well Known on Broadway Stage". The New York Times. January 12, 1936. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Obituary: Etta Hawkins Morris". The New York Times. July 15, 1945. p. 15. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
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