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Antoinette “Toni” Perry

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Antoinette “Toni” Perry

Original Name
Frueauff
Birth
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Death
28 Jun 1946 (aged 58)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Plot
Hickory Knoll
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Actress. A pioneering theater actress, she is the namesake of the "Tony Award" (full name "The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre"), the awards given annually to performers and creative figures involved in productions in Broadway theatre in New York City, New York. She founded the American Theatre Wing in 1917, and the award was named for her when it was established in 1947, a year after her death.
Actress. A pioneering theater actress, she is the namesake of the "Tony Award" (full name "The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre"), the awards given annually to performers and creative figures involved in productions in Broadway theatre in New York City, New York. She founded the American Theatre Wing in 1917, and the award was named for her when it was established in 1947, a year after her death.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Dec 12, 1998
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4152/antoinette-perry: accessed ), memorial page for Antoinette “Toni” Perry (27 Jun 1888–28 Jun 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4152, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.