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Source: Stig Hokanson, Australian Variety Theatre Archive
Edward de Tisne Edward de Tisne i(7314200 works by)
Born: Established: 20 Mar 1890 New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas, ; Died: Ceased: 1931
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1919 Departed from Australia: 1927
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American actor/variety entertainer, director, businessman

Edward Ralph de Tisne began his professional career in off-Broadway roles and in vaudeville before heading to the UK in 1912. He came to Australia in 1919, and the following year married Australian actress Yvonne “Fifi” Banvard. After playing the Fullers circuit for several years the pair teamed up with producer Harrington Reynolds to form the Brisbane-based Renolds-de Tisne Players. When his marriage ended in the mid-1920s, de Tisne briefly alternated between the stage and various business ventures before returning to the USA in 1927. He died in New York, aged only 42.

[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]

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