Harriet Ford
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| Born | Harriet French Ford 1863 Seymour, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Died | December 12, 1949 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | actress, playwright |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable works | "Back from the Dead" |
| Spouse | Forde Morgan (m. 1930) |
Harriet French Ford Morgan (Mrs. Forde Morgan; 1863 – December 12, 1949) was an American actress and playwright who flourished during the latter part of of the 19th century. Her contemporaries included: Edith Ellis, Marion Fairfax, Eleanor Gates, Georgia Douglas Johnson, Margaret Mayo, Marguerite Merington, Martha Morton, Lottie Blair Parker, Josephine Preston Peabody, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Madeleine Lucette Ryley, and Rida Johnson Young.
Harriet French Ford was born in Seymour, Connecticut, in 1868 or 1863, the daughter of Samuel and Isabel Stoddard Ford. She was educated in the public schools of New Haven, Connecticut and Boston, Massachusetts, before she became a pupil at the Boston School of Oratory. After graduating from that institution, where her talent for recitation and acting was thought remarkable, she entered the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, graduating in two years. She also attended the Sargent Dramatic School, studying under David Belasco who prophesied for her success as an interpreter of the plays of others.
Ford started her career as an actress. After six years of varied work, beginning with the chorus of She, from which Charles Frohman rescued her at rehearsal by assigning her a part in the same play, and ending with three years as a leading actress for Sol Smith Russell, convinced of her interest in the stage.
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