Jessie Lonnen

  • LONNEN, Jessie (1886-1949)

    English actress & vocalist. Née Jessie Beatrice Ellen Lonnen. Born 6 February 1886, Bristol, England. Daughter of EJ Lonnen (actor) and Emily Inman (dancer). Sister of Nellie Lonnen (actress) and Faith Lonnen (actress). Married Albert E Goodwin, 1920, London, England. Mother of twins, John Goodwin (theatre publicist) and Mary Wilder. Died 31 December 1949, Reading, England.

    Played principal boy roles in pantomime for JC Williamson Ltd in the 1920s.

    Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, pages 172, 181.