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May Irwin

actress and singer (1862-1938)
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May Irwin
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[13]
Date of birth
June 27, 1862
Date of death
October 22, 1938
Place of birth
Whitby
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
Canada, United States[9][10]
Occupation
actor, singer
Mother
Jane Draper Campbell[8]
Sibling
Flo Irwin
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[23]
Archives at
Whitby Public Library[14]
Birth name
Georgina May Campbell
Described by source
Irwin, May (1862-1938), comedienne, New International Encyclopedia[21][22]
Family name
Irwin[15]
Given name
Georgina, May[16][17]
Instrument
voice[19]
Member of
Irwin Sisters[12]
Native language
English[11]
Partner in business or sport
Flo Irwin[20]
Place of burial
Kensico Cemetery[7]
Pseudonym
May Irwin[18]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Georgina May Campbell en May Irwin ar ماي جين de Ada May Campbell fa می ایروین fr Georgina May Campbell he מיי אירווין ja メイ・アーウィン pl Ada May Campbell pl Georgina May Campbell pt Georgina May Campbell
🔖 Identifiers · 40
ISNI
0000000073946172
VIAF cluster ID
51316389
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no98132630
GND ID
113156569X
AllMovie person ID
p437639
American Film Institute person ID
110481
American National Biography ID
1800616
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
21156
Collective Biographies of Women ID
21722
DAHR artist ID
111246
Discogs artist ID
3068292
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/May-Irwin
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Europeana entity
agent/base/150332
FAST ID
427328
FamilySearch person ID
KZG3-LK4
FemBio ID
14326
Find a Grave memorial ID
6649124, 249653491
Freebase ID
/m/03c073
Grove Music Online ID
A2262507
HAND ID
4887-B7BA-4B7B-2425-8125
IMDb ID
nm0410425
Internet Archive ID
MayIrwin
Internet Broadway Database person ID
23166, 80408
J9U entity ID
987007386564805171
Kinobox person ID
870706
Library of Congress JukeBox ID (former scheme)
23
MusicBrainz artist ID
30658d0a-3974-44c3-9a99-f9ed266a2568
Musicalics composer ID
98801
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000051180
NLP ID
a0000002754556
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810606399305606
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100011790
Prabook ID
1095210
SNAC ARK ID
w6tb2b12
SecondHandSongs artist ID
160869
TMDB person ID
1090546
Trading Card Database name ID
184043
WikiTree person ID
Campbell-80108
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvXdwGF6ckdgB9HYq3fbd
Yale LUX ID
person/40621b51-2b30-4d6e-a1b7-0b1253704120

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 2
United States, Canada
Given name 2
Georgina, May
Occupation 2
actor, singer
← Cast member 2
The Kiss, Mrs. Black Is Back
Described by source 1
New International Encyclopedia
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
Irwin Sisters
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Whitby
Place of burial 1
Kensico Cemetery
Place of death 1
New York City
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
← FactGrid item ID 1
Émile Zola
← Mb:parent 1
Jane Draper Campbell
← Mb:sibling 1
Flo Irwin
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Summary

Born in Whitby[1], she… she was born on June 27, 1862[2]. She passed away in New York City[3]. She died on October 22, 1938[4]. She worked as an actor[5] and singer[6].

FAQs

Where was May Irwin born?

May Irwin was born in Whitby[1].

Where did May Irwin die?

May Irwin died in New York City[3].

Who were May Irwin's parents?

May Irwin's mother was Jane Draper Campbell[8].

What did May Irwin do for work?

May Irwin worked as actor[5] and singer[6].

Related Entities

Canada Émile Zola New York City United States

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 16w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    WikiTree person ID → Campbell-80108
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #42749: P2949 FindaGrave"
  2. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Whitby
    Family name → Irwin
    Writing language → English
    Described by source → Irwin, May (1862-1938), comedienne, New International Encyclopedia
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32082: import P21 and P106 from GND (24)"
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