May Whitty

May Whitty was a British actress (1865–1948). She was born at Liverpool and died at Beverly Hills.

Also recorded as Dame May Whitty.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Mary Louise Whitty.

Born at Liverpool in 1865, died at Beverly Hills in 1948.

Identity and origins

May Whitty was recorded at birth as Mary Louise Whitty. The authorities additionally record the heading Dame May Whitty. Her recorded language was English.

She married Ben Webster. One child is recorded: Margaret Webster.

Catalogued works

8 works under this name are catalogued by Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1843 to 1875.

Hall's health tracts / by W.W. Hall., dated 1868, held by Wellcome Collection. Sleep / by W.W. Hall., dated 1861, held by Wellcome Collection. Health and disease, as affected by constipation : and its unmedical cure / by W.W. Hall., dated 1870, held by Wellcome Collection. Bronchitis and kindred diseases / by W.W. Hall., dated 1854, held by Wellcome Collection. Observations on the curability of consumption : by a new, safe and painless mode of treatment; illustrated in selections from three hundred and ten late cases., dated 1847, held by Wellcome Collection. How to live long, or, Health maxims, physical, mental and moral., dated 1875, held by Wellcome Collection. Consumption curable! / by Dr. Hall., dated 1843, held by Wellcome Collection. Sleep / By Dr. W.W. Hall., dated 1862, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 9 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Whitty, Sir John Tarlton, (1 Feb. 1876–8 May 1948), Who Was Who, 2007. Webster, Dame May, (19 June 1865–29 May 1948), Vice-President, British War Relief, Los Angeles; Chairman, British Actors’ Orphanage, Hollywood; actress (professional name Dame May Whitty), Who Was Who, 2007. Whitty, Baron, (John Lawrence Whitty, (Larry)) (born 15 June 1943), Who's Who, 2007. Whitty, May (1865–1948), Journeys of Desire, 2006.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 35 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is English.

Distinctions recorded are Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Chronology

  1. 1865May Whitty born at Liverpool.
  2. 1868Hall's health tracts / by W.W. Hall. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1870Health and disease, as affected by constipation : and its unmedical cure / by W.W. Hall. (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1875How to live long, or, Health maxims, physical, mental and moral. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1948May Whitty died at Beverly Hills.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “May Whitty”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q240193: May Whitty

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