Mabel Violet Heming

1895 - 1981  (86 years)

• Name	Mabel Violet Heming
  Born	24 Jan 1895	Leeds, Yorkshire, England
  Christened	6 Oct 1895	St. Georges, Douglas, Isle Of Man, England
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Actress and Broadway Star
  Died	4 Jul 1981	New York, New York
  Person ID	I1670	Ancestors & Descendants of the immigrant Edward Hall
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	Alfred Heming,   b. Abt 1851, London, England ,   d. 17 Dec 1942, New York, NY  (Age ~ 91 years)
  Mother	Mabel Amanda Allen,   b. 20 Mar 1872, Notting Hill, London, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1194	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Deceased,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	6 Oct 1945	Berryville, VA
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F1195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The following is Violet Heming's obituary in the Sunday New York Times, Late City Final Edition (July 5, 1981): Violet Heming, an English-born actress who made her American debut in 1908 as Wendy in "Peter Pan" and grew into a succesful comedy star, died yesterday (July 4, 1981) at her home on the Upper East Side. She was 86 years old. Miss Heming, a member of an established English theater family, performed in scores of Broadway plays and on tour in the 1920's and 1930's. She retired from the stage in 1945 to marry Judge Bennett Champ Clark, a former United States Senator from Missouri. President Harry S. Truman was best man at the wedding of his former Senate colleague. Miss Heming later returned to the stage occasionally and also appeared on television. She was born in Leeds, England, and came to this country as a child. After appearing at the age of 12 in "Peter Pan" with Charles Frobman's children's company, she played Rebecca in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" until she outgrew the part and to take on other juvenile roles in New York, Chicago and on tour. She made her mark in an adult role opposite George Arliss in "Disraeli" on a two-year run starting in the fall of 1912. Thereafter, she was in great demand, especially for comedy parts. She was a founding member with Helen Hayes and Mary Pickford, of the Institute of the Woman's Theater, a group formed in 1926 to assist young women with stage aspirations. During her career, she shared the limelight with such notables as Dorothy Gish, Cornelia Otis Skinner and Peggy Wood. Her motion picture credits included "The Man Who Played God," again with Mr. Arliss, and the Young Bette Davis, in 1932. A New York Times reviewer calld Miss Heming's performance "excellent." After her marriage, she returned to the New York stage in 1952 with Cloris Leachman and Betsy von Furstenburg in "Dear Barbarians," a comedy that lasted four performances. Mr. Clark, a longtime friend of President Truman who appointed him to the Federal bench, died in 1954 while vacationing with his wife. She leaves no immediate survivors. Internment will be at Arlington National Cemetery.