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May Davenport Seymour Eckert (1883–1967) was an American stage actress descended from a long line of famous actors and later a patron of the arts scene in New York. She was the daughter of actor and stage manager William Gorman Seymour [2] and actress May Marian Caroline Davenport.
Seymour (Eckert), May Davenport; William Seymour Family Papers, TC011, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library. Storage Note: Firestone Library (mss): Box 29; Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
May Seymour began her theatre career 1901. She appeared on stage in The Little Princess on Broadway. Other Broadway plays were The Lady of Lyons, The Triumph of Love, The Ruling Power, Brother Jacques, Beauty and the Barge, The Marriage of William Ashe and Doll House....
May Davenport Seymour Eckert (1883–1967) was an American stage actress descended from a long line of famous actors and later a patron of the arts scene in New York. She was the daughter of actor and stage manager William Gorman Seymour and actress May Marian Caroline Davenport.
May Davenport Seymour Eckert, born Dec 1883 Boston By Marge Rice March 21, 2004 at 09:58:02. I have a photo of "May D. Seymour" taken in Boston, MA in "June, 1891", showing May at "age 7 yrs., 6 mo.".
Their oldest child was May Davenport Seymour (1883-1967), founder and curator of the Theater and Music Collection at the Museum of the City of New York, who married William S. Eckert (1870-1929). May and William had two children: actress Anne Seymour (1909-1988), and Edward William Eckert (1913-1988).
Seymour, May Davenport (d. 1967) American actress and museum curator. Died Oct 5, 1967, age 83, in New York, NY; dau. of William Seymour (actor and stage manager) and May Davenport; m. William Eckert, 1908; children: John Seymour (actor), James Seymour (actor), Anne Seymour (1909–1988, actress).
