Hopper was born on January 17 , 1872 as '' ' Edna Margaret Augusta Wallace ' '' in San Francisco , California to Josephine and Waller Wallace . Hopper claimed her birth records were destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . Her father was the head night usher at the California Theater . She had one sibling
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Edna Wallace Hopper