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Charles Allen Bigelow (December 12, 1862 – March 12, 1912) was an American actor. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he became a comedic actor and, though contemporary critics complained of his versatility, he was also one of the most popular comedians of the generation. He performed alongside Anna Held in Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr.'s revival of The French Maid in 1899 and received rave reviews.

In his later career, Bigelow became unreliable and, after suffering a nervous breakdown, he was institutionalized in New York by his wife in December 1910.

Bigelow died in Meadville, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1912, on his way home to New York after visiting Cambridge Springs for his health.

References

1. Storms, A. D. (1901). The Players Blue Book. Worcester, Mass: Sutherland & Storms. pp. 252-253.
2. Briscoe, Johnson (1908). The Actors' Birthday Book. Moffat, Yard and Company.
3. Golden, Eve. Anna Held and the Birth of Ziegfeld's Broadway. University Press of Kentucky, 2000: 42. ISBN 978-0-8131-2153-6
4. ^ "Charles Bigelow, Actor, Dies in Pennsylvania". The Call. San Francisco, CA: March 13, 1912: 1. Available online.
5. "Famous Comedian Dead". The Bennington Evening Banner. March 13, 1912. p. 1. ISSN 2331-7884.

External links

Media related to Charles A. Bigelow at Wikimedia Commons

• Charles A. Bigelow at the Internet Broadway Database
• Charles A. Bigelow at Playbill Vault

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