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Louise Rial

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Louise Rial
Born
Louise Grover

1848 or 1849
DiedAugust 10, 1940
New York City, New York (Manhattan County)
Resting placeKensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York (Westchester County, New York)
Other namesLouise Briehl
Occupationactress
Years active1880s-1919
SpouseJames Grove Rial (aka Jay Rial)[1]
Children1

Louise Rial (1848 or 1849 – August 10, 1940)[2] was an American stage and film actress.

Rials's parents were Thomas C. Grover and Caroline Grover (nee Chamberlin). She had four siblings Burr, Leonard, Lucien and Julia Grover.[citation needed] Her theatrical debut came in Uncle Tom's Cabin (1878).[3] She continued acting on stage before entering silent films in 1915 with the early Fox Film Corporation.

On August 10, 1940, Rial died in her New York City home, aged 91.[3] She is buried in an actor's plot at Kensico Cemetery Valhalla New York.[citation needed] Her daughter Vira Rial is buried with her in the plot.[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ Silent Film Necrology, p.442 2nd Edition c.2001 Eugene M. Vazzana ..ISBN 0-7864-1059-0
  2. ^ American and British Theatrical Biography c. 1979 by J. P. Wearing..ISBN 0-8108-1201-0
  3. ^ a b "Louise Rial". The New York Times. August 11, 1940. p. 34. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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