William Lepper Pilgrim (stage name Abingdon; 2 May 1859 – 17 May 1918) was an English stage actor who settled in the United States. As well as enjoying a lengthy theatre career, he appeared in four silent films during the 1910s.
Biography
William L. Pilgrim was born in Towcester on 2 May 1859.[1] He attended private school, and worked as a bank clerk until age 18. He then left to pursue a career in theatre.[2]
^ abTruitt, Evelyn Mack (1908). Browne, Walter; Koch, E. De Roy (eds.). Who's Who on the Stage. New York: B. W. Dodge & Company. pp. 5–6. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Internet Archive.
^ abWho's Who in the Theatre. Vol. 11. Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons. 1952. p. 242. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via Google Books. ABINGDON, William, M.B.E., stage director; b. Highgate, 1 July, 1888; s. of W. L. Abingdon and his wife Rachel (De Solla)