resting_place death_place death_date birth_place birth_date spouse image article_title occupation
cypress 60 , tier 4 lawn memorial park mausoleum , section e niche san francisco , california 25 december 1941 portland , oregon 25 august 1873 milton 1912 - her death -rrb- 2 children f. davis -lrb- 1894-95 -rrb- george creel -lrb- blanche bates - 1908-1909 the fighting hope - faceonly.jpg blanche bates
 stage , film actress
blanche bates

blanche bates -lrb- 25 august 1873 -- 25 december 1941 -rrb- was an american actress , born in portland , oregon .
she made her début in san francisco in a benefit performance of brander matthews 's `` this picture and that '' .
among her early successes were her mrs. hillary in `` the senator '' , phyllis in `` the charity ball '' , and nora in `` a doll 's house '' .
she joined daly 's company in 1898 and the next year at daly 's theatre , new york , played mirtza in `` the great ruby '' .
in 1901 she appeared as cigarette in `` under two flags '' at the garden theatre in new york .
thereafter devoting herself to the productions of david belasco , she won great success in `` the darling of the gods '' -lrb- 1902 -rrb- and `` the girl of the golden west '' -lrb- 1905 -rrb- and after world war i in `` the famous mrs. fair '' -lrb- 1919 -rrb- .
in 1902 , h.m. caldwell company , new york and boston , published a lavish souvenir book , `` blanche bates edition of `` under two flags '' '' by ouida , with handsome illustrated covers , and numerous photographs from the play version -lrb- written by paul m. potter -rrb- starring miss bates .
