Editing Beatrice Wood (section)

==Childhood==

Beatrice Wood was born in [[San Francisco, California]], the daughter of wealthy socialites.<ref name="americanart.si.edu">{{Cite web |title=Beatrice Wood {{!}} Smithsonian American Art Museum |url=https://americanart.si.edu/artist/beatrice-wood-5468 |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=americanart.si.edu |language=en}}</ref> After the [[San Francisco earthquake of 1906]], the family moved to New York. Despite her parents' strong opposition, Wood insisted on pursuing a career in the arts.<ref name="americanart.si.edu"/> Eventually her parents agreed to let her study painting. Because she was fluent in [[French language|French]], they sent her to [[Paris, France|Paris]], where she studied acting at the [[Comédie-Française]] and art at the prestigious [[Académie Julian]].<ref name="Karlstrom">{{cite web|last=Karlstrom|first=Paul|title=Oral history interview with Beatrice Wood, 1976 August 26|url=http://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-beatrice-wood-12423|access-date=October 11, 2015}}</ref>

The onset of [[World War I]] forced Wood to return to the United States. She continued acting with a French Repertory Company in [[New York City]],<ref name="americanart.si.edu"/> performing more than sixty roles in two years. She worked for several years performing on the stage.<ref>[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=65521 Internet Broadway Database: Beatrice Wood Credits on Broadway<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>