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<\/a>Sacramento Union, October 1, 1916<\/p>\nPittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania, Thursday, May 26, 1938
\nEdward W. Bassett<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Edward W. Bassett, 55, who once held the title of American Ice figure skating champion, died yesterday in his room 4605 Fifth avenue. Bassett was the husband of the late Grace Elaine, a sister of Billy Burke, famous actress, widow of Florenz Ziegfield, who died and was buried in comparative obscurity here in December, 1936.<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Daily Eagle, New York, Wednesday, December 30, 1936
\nMrs. Edward Bassett<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pittsburgh, Dec. 30 (AP) \u2013 Forgotten by a public which once applauded her on the legitimate stated, Mrs. Edward Bassett, 56 \u2013 once Grace Elaine \u2013 went to her grave today.<\/p>\n
She played a leading role in the comedy \u201cLighnin\u201d that ran three years on Broadway.<\/p>\n
Billie Burke, sister of Edward\u2019s wife Grace Helaine, played the part of Glinda the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Edward W. Bassett descends from William Bassett of Plymouth as follows: William Bassett and wife Elizabeth Joseph Bassett (b. 1635) and wife Martha Hobart Jeremiah Bassett (b. 1678) and wife Mary Felch John Bassett (b. 1725) and wife Sarah Shepard … Continue reading <\/a>1915 edition of “The Art Of Skating” (Irving Brokaw)<\/p>\n<\/a>1916 Conron Extension Ice Skates Ad Featuring Grace Helaine and Eddie Bassett<\/p>\n