Famous People with Name Edith

Edith Norma Shearer            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edith Norma Shearer: was an Academy Award–winning Canadian-American actress..Shearer was one of the most popular actresses in the world from the mid-1920s until her retirement in 1942. Her early films cast her as the girl-next-door but after her 1930 film The Divorcee, she played sexually liberated women in sophisticated contemporary comedies and dramas, as well as several historical and period films.

Edith Marie McGuire            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edith Marie McGuire: is a former American sprinter.McGuire ran for Tennessee State University. TSU had a very successful women's sprinting team in the 1960s, including triple Olympic champions Wilma Rudolph, Wyomia Tyus, and McGuire.

Edith Abbott            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edith Abbott: was an American economist, social worker, educator, and author. Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska. Her younger sister was Grace Abbott.In 1893, Abbott graduated from Brownell Hall, a girls' boarding school in Omaha. However, her family could not afford to send her to college, so she began teaching high school in Grand Island. She took correspondence courses and attended summer sessions until she earned a degree from the University of Nebraska in 1901. After two more years as a teacher, Abbott attended the University of Chicago and received a Ph.D. in economics in 1905.

Édith Butler            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Édith Butler: s an Acadian singer-songwriter and folklorist. Her career began in the early 1960s with performances in Moncton, followed by national appearances on CBC Television's Singalong Jubilee.

Edith Wilson            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edith Wilson: was an American blues singer and vaudeville performer.Her first professional experience came in 1919 in Louisville's Park Theater. Lena Wilson and her brother, Danny, performed in Louisville; Edith married Danny and joined their act as a trio. Together th