Florence Nash

Florence Nash (née Ryan) (October 2, 1888 — April 2, 1950) was an American actress and author. She was the sister of theater and movie actress, Mary Nash.

Florence Nash
Nash in 1916
Born	Florence Ryan (1888-10-02)October 2, 1888 Troy, New York, U.S.
Died	April 2, 1950(1950-04-02) (aged 61) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actress Author
Years active	1907–1939
Relatives	Mary Nash (sister)

Early life

Florence was born to James H. and Ellen Frances (née McNamara) Ryan. She and her sister adopted the surname of their stepfather, Philip F. Nash, a vaudeville booking executive, who married their mother after the death of their father, a lawyer. Nash was Catholic and a lifelong Democrat.^[1]

Career

She began her acting career in 1907 and had her first major success in 1912, playing Aggie Lynch in Within the Law. She was a well-known stage actress and vaudeville comedienne through the 1930s, appearing in sketches including In 1999). She later moved to Hollywood to pursue a film career. Her most notable role was as "Nancy Blake" in the 1939 MGM blockbuster The Women.^[2][3]

She also was the author of a book of verse, June Dusk, published in 1918.^[4]

Death

After her retirement from acting in 1939, she spent the next decade living in Hollywood, California, where she died on April 2/3, 1950.^[5][2]

Filmography

Poster	Flim	Role	Year	Ref.
	Springtime	Madeline De Vallette	1914	[6]
	It's a Great Life	Ma Emmy Barclay	1935	[7]
	The Women	Nancy Blake	1939	[8]