Edna BestEdna Best (March 3, 1900 - September 18, 1974) was a British actress. Born in Hove, England, Best entered films in 1921. She is best remembered for her role as the mother in the original 1934 film version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. Among her other film credits are Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939), Swiss Family Robinson (1940), The Late George Apley and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (both 1947). She received a nomination for an Emmy Award in 1957 for her role in This Happy Breed. She was married to the actor Herbert Marshall from 1928 until 1940. They were the parents of the actress Sarah Marshall. Edna Best has star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures at 6124 Hollywood Boulevard. She died in Geneva, Switzerland. This page about Edna Best includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Edna Best News stories about Edna Best External links for Edna Best Videos for Edna Best Wikis about Edna Best Discussion Groups about Edna Best Blogs about Edna Best Images of Edna Best |
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She died in Geneva, Switzerland. She died in Los Angeles, California, and was interred at Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York. Edna Best has star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contribution to Motion Pictures at 6124 Hollywood Boulevard. Another successful series followed with Father of the Bride and Father's Little Dividend. They were the parents of the actress Sarah Marshall. This was shortly thereafter followed by the Topper series of films and The Wizard of Oz. She was married to the actor Herbert Marshall from 1928 until 1940. That same year, she starred in Dinner at Eight. She received a nomination for an Emmy Award in 1957 for her role in This Happy Breed. Ziegfeld died in 1932, worsening her financial situation. Muir (both 1947). She continued to appear on both stage and screen, but when the family's savings were wiped out in the Crash of 1929, she began to concentrate on the movies. Among her other film credits are Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939), Swiss Family Robinson (1940), The Late George Apley and The Ghost and Mrs. She was quickly signed for the movies, with her first movie, in the starring role, in Peggy in 1916. She is best remembered for her role as the mother in the original 1934 film version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much. According to some sources, Burke reportedly had an affair with the silent-film director Dorothy Arzner. Born in Hove, England, Best entered films in 1921. In 1916, they had one daughter, Patricia Ziegfeld. Edna Best (March 3, 1900 - September 18, 1974) was a British actress. There she caught the eye of theatre producer Florenz Ziegfeld, marrying him in 1914. In 1903 she began acting on stage, making her debut in London, and eventually returning to America to become the toast of Broadway as a musical comedy star. She spent much of her youth travelling with her family as her father played Europe in Barnum and Bailey's Circus. Known as Billie Burke, she was born in Washington, D.C. to the famous English clown Billy Burke. Bernard. To earlier audiences she was the feather-brained Clara Topper in a series of popular movies about a man haunted by two alcoholic ghosts and their pet St. Mary William Ethelbert Appleton Burke (7 August 1885 - 14 May 1970) was an actress primarily known to modern audiences for her role as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North in The Wizard of Oz. Pepe - 1960. Sergeant Rutledge - 1960. The Young Philadelphians - 1959. Small Town Girl - 1953. Father's Little Dividend - 1951. Father of the Bride - 1950. The Barkleys of Broadway - 1949. Billie Gets Her Man - 1948. The Bachelor's Daughters - 1946. Breakfast in Hollywood - 1946. The Cheaters - 1945. Swing Out, Sister - 1945. The Laramie Trail - 1944. Gildersleeve on Broadway - 1943. Smith - 1943. You're a Lucky Fellow, Mr. So's Your Uncle - 1943. Hi Diddle Diddle - 1943. Girl Trouble - 1942. They All Kissed the Bride - 1942. In This Our Life - 1942. What's Cookin'? - 1942. The Man Who Came to Dinner - 1942. One Night in Lisbon - 1941. Topper Returns - 1941. The Wild Man of Borneo - 1941. And One Was Beautiful - 1940. Hullabaloo - 1940. Dulcy - 1940. The Captain Is a Lady - 1940. Irene - 1940. The Ghost Comes Home - 1940. Remember? - 1939. Eternally Yours - 1939. The Wizard of Oz - 1939. Bridal Suite - 1939. Zenobia - 1939. Topper Takes a Trip - 1939. The Young in Heart - 1938. Merrily We Live - 1938. Everybody Sing - 1938. Navy Blue and Gold - 1937. The Bride Wore Red - 1937. Topper - 1937. Parnell - 1937. Craig's Wife - 1936. Piccadilly Jim - 1936. My American Wife - 1936. Splendor - 1935. A Feather in Her Hat - 1935. She Couldn't Take It - 1935. Doubting Thomas - 1935. Becky Sharp - 1935. After Office Hours - 1935. Society Doctor - 1935. Forsaking All Others - 1934. We're Rich Again - 1934. Finishing School - 1934. Where Sinners Meet - 1934. Only Yesterday - 1933. Dinner at Eight - 1933. Christopher Strong - 1933. A Bill of Divorcement - 1932. The Education of Elizabeth - 1921. Johnson - 1920. The Frisky Mrs. Away Goes Prudence - 1920. Wanted: A Husband - 1919. Sadie Love - 1919. The Misleading Widow - 1919. Good Gracious, Annabelle - 1919. The Make-Believe Wife - 1918. In Pursuit of Polly - 1918. Let's Get a Divorce - 1918. Eve's Daughter - 1918. The Land of Promise - 1917. Arms and the Girl - 1917. The Mysterious Miss Terry - 1917. Gloria's Romance - 1916. Peggy - 1916. X - 1944. Mrs. January and Mr. Ziegfeld Follies of 1943 - 1943. This Rock - 1943. Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 - 1936. Ziegfeld Follies of 1934 - 1934. The Truth Game - 1930. Family Affairs - 1929. The Happy Husband - 1928. The Marquise - 1927. Annie Dear - 1924. Rose Briar - 1922. The Intimate Strangers - 1921. Caesar's Wife - 1919. A Marriage of Convenience - 1918. The Rescuing Angel - 1917. Jerry - 1914. The Land of Promise - 1913. The Amazons - 1913. The Runaway - 1911. The Philosopher in the Apple Orchard - 1911. Suzanne - 1910. Dot - 1910. Mrs. Love Watches - 1908. My Wife - 1907. |