Ada Dwyer Russell
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Ada Dwyer Russell was an American actress and the longtime romantic partner and muse of poet Amy Lowell, known for her influence on Lowell’s work and for their prominent same-sex relationship in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American actress
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LGBT person ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imagist poetry movement
NERFINISHED
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New England literary circles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1863 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1952 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
biographies of Amy Lowell
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studies of lesbian history in the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| familyName | Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | James Dwyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfWork | theatre ⓘ |
| influenced | Amy Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
other love poems in Amy Lowell’s collections
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poems by Amy Lowell ⓘ “A Decade” by Amy Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ “Madonna of the Evening Flowers” by Amy Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ “Opal” by Amy Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | prominent same-sex relationship in early 20th-century American literary circles ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| livedWith | Amy Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Sara Ann Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ada Dwyer Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being a muse for Amy Lowell’s poetry
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early 20th-century lesbian visibility in American arts and letters ⓘ longtime romantic relationship with poet Amy Lowell ⓘ |
| occupation | actress ⓘ |
| partner | Amy Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedIn | stage productions in the United States ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Brookline, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipCharacterization | “Boston marriage” with Amy Lowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| socialCircle | American poets and writers of the early 20th century ⓘ |
| spouse | Harold Russell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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