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Will Martin Cressy

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Will Martin Cressy

Birth
Bradford, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
3 May 1930 (aged 66)
Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
Burial
Bradford, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA Add to Map
Plot
C5#5
Memorial ID
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Will Cressy and his wife Blanche Dayne were successful vaudeville actors and playwrights. In their hey-day, they were among the best paid actors in America. In 1895, they built a cottage called Weirinnett on Echo Point, south of Blodgett’s Landing at Lake Sunapee, known today as Cressy Point, where he was a much loved part of the community. For the National War Work Council, Will headed to France in 1918 to entertain the troops and was badly gassed and never recovered.

Will Cressy and his wife Blanche Dayne were successful vaudeville actors and playwrights. In their hey-day, they were among the best paid actors in America. In 1895, they built a cottage called Weirinnett on Echo Point, south of Blodgett’s Landing at Lake Sunapee, known today as Cressy Point, where he was a much loved part of the community. For the National War Work Council, Will headed to France in 1918 to entertain the troops and was badly gassed and never recovered.

Gravesite Details

VAUDEVILLE, S/O ANNE



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