Born on October 4th, 1895 in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Married George Treadwell Herbert on December 28, 1918 in Denver. Later married Clyde Fillmore (aka: Clyde Fogle) on December 06, 1924 in San Francisco. Died on October 12th, 1962 in Hollywood, California.
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Lea Penman, a member of the Elitch cast, was a Denver girl who had attended the University of Denver. It was there that she had appeared in her first hit as Rosalind in As You Like It. She enhanced her career and gained a professional reputation as a member of stock companies.
After the Wednesday matinee of her play, The Dove, Miss Penman sponsored a tea at the Orchard Café for her “Pi Beta Phi” sisters from the University of Denver and the University of Colorado. A cake was prepared by the chef of the Café as a surprise to Miss Penman. It was a long cake iced with “Lea” in the center and “Pi Beta Phi” traced in icing on it as well as a model of a dove, in compliment for her performance as Dolores in The Dove.
[Borrillo, Theodore A., (2012). Denver’s historic Elitch Theatre : a nostalgic journey (a history of its times). pp. 144.]
Seasons at the Theatre
Elitch Theatre Productions/Roles:
Notable Roles, Awards, and Other Work:
- Broadway: Annie Get Your Gun (opened May 16, 1946): Dolly Tate (original)
- Broadway: The Pirate (opened November 25, 1942): as Isabella (original)
- Broadway: Boy Meets Girl (opened November 27, 1935): as Miss Crews (original)
- Broadway: Just Life (opened September 14, 1926): as Eileen Hier (original)
- Broadway: Under Pressure (opened February 21, 1918)
- Broadway: The Love Drive (opened October 30, 1917)
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