Celia Logan
American actress, writer (1837-1904)
Celia Logan (December 17, 1837 – June 18, 1904) was an American actress, playwright, and writer, and a member of the Logan family of actors and writers. She became a correspondent of American journals and wrote for magazines. During the American Civil War, she resided in Milan, Italy, translating the war news for newspapers. Afterwards she settled in Washington, D.C., where she became associate editor of The Capital. She wrote several dramas, including An American Marriage.
Early years and education
Celia Logan was born December 17, 1837, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Raised mostly in Cincinnati where her father Cornelius Ambrosius Logan ran the National Theatre, Connelly came from a theatrical family. Her father and older sister, Eliza, were already well-known actors when Celia first appeared on the stage in March 1852, at the Chestnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia.
In girlhood, Celia was a writer of verse. She graduated from a private academy.
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