Death
She died from congestive heart failure, at the age of 66, in Queens, New York. She and Harrison had no children. The actress Emily Stevens (1882–1928) was her cousin, as was Elizabeth Maddern, the first wife of author Jack London; she was also related to stage actress Merle Maddern (1887-1984). Her nephew was Robert Stevens, for 23 years the Director of the Rochester Community Players.
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