- Born
- Died
- Nickname
- The Most Popular Woman Vaudeville Artist
- Irene Franklin was born on June 13, 1876 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Blazing Barriers (1937), Registered Nurse (1934) and Down to Their Last Yacht (1934). She was married to Jerry Overton Jarnigan and Burton Green. She died on June 16, 1941 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
- SpousesJerry Overton Jarnigan(July 1925 - August 19, 1934) (his death)Burton Green(May 24, 1907 - November 17, 1922) (his death, 2 children)
- American character comedienne, on stage from the age of six months, in vaudeville at five and on Broadway at six. Lost her fortune in the 1929 stock market crash and died penniless at an Actor's Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey.
- Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 167-168. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
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