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McKee Rankin

Overview

  • Born
    February 6, 1844 · Sandwich, Ontario, Canada
  • Died
    March 17, 1914 · San Francisco, California, USA (natural causes)
  • Birth name
    Arthur McKee Rankin

Biography

  • McKee Rankin was born on February 6, 1844 in Sandwich, Ontario, Canada. McKee was a writer, known for The Runaway Wife (1915) and The Danites (1912). McKee was married to Kitty Blanchard (actress). McKee died on March 17, 1914 in San Francisco, California, USA.

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  • Spouse
      Kitty Blanchard (actress)(1869 - 1892) (divorced, 3 children)

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  • Daughters with Kitty Blanchard: Phyllis Rankin (second wife of Harry Davenport) and Mrs. Sidney Drew.
  • Grandfather of Arthur Rankin. Great-grandfather of Arthur Rankin Jr..
  • Great-grandfather of Dirk Wayne Summers.
  • His New York Times obituary gives his birth year as 1841, and claims only one daughter survives - actually two were surviving (Phyllis and Doris).
  • First appeared on the stage in 1861 under stage name George Henley.

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