May WhittyDame May Whitty (June 19, 1865 - May 29, 1948) was a British theater and cinema actress. Born in Liverpool, England Whitty made her first stage appearance in Liverpool in 1881 before moving to London to appear in the West End. She married the actor Ben Webster in 1892 and in 1895 they visisted the United States where Whitty appeared on Broadway. Her stage career continued for the rest of her life. In 1918 she was made Dame of the British Empire in recognition for her charitable work during World War I. She made her first major film appearance, recreating her stage role in the film Night Must Fall (1937), and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. This led to several supporting roles in films including that of Miss Froy in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). She moved to the US in 1939 and appeared both on stage and in Hollywood films where she usually played wealthy dowagers. It was one such part, as Lady Beldon in Mrs Miniver (1942), that brought her a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She continued to act for the remainder of her life and died in Beverly Hills, California from cancer. Webster died in 1947. Quote "I have everything Betty Grable has - I've just had it longer". This page about May Whitty includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about May Whitty News stories about May Whitty External links for May Whitty Videos for May Whitty Wikis about May Whitty Discussion Groups about May Whitty Blogs about May Whitty Images of May Whitty |
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"I have everything Betty Grable has - I've just had it longer". Booke succumbed to cancer in 1994. Quote. Sanders, personnel manager at Archie's workplace, Pendergast Tool and Die. She continued to act for the remainder of her life and died in Beverly Hills, California from cancer. Webster died in 1947. Booke had a recurring role in Norman Lear's groundbreaking sitcom All in the Family as Mr. It was one such part, as Lady Beldon in Mrs Miniver (1942), that brought her a second Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Booke had parts in noteworthy 1960s films such as Black Like Me and A Fine Madness before transitioning to focus primarily on television parts in the 1970s and voice acting in the 1980s and 1990s. She moved to the US in 1939 and appeared both on stage and in Hollywood films where she usually played wealthy dowagers. Fluent in five languages, Booke attended Columbia and Yale Universities and served in the Korean War as a counterintelligence officer. This led to several supporting roles in films including that of Miss Froy in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes (1938). Sorrell Booke (born January 4, 1930 in Buffalo, New York; died February 11, 1994 in Sherman Oaks, California) was an American actor best known for his role as the heavyset, corrupt politician Jefferson Davis "Boss" Hogg in the television show The Dukes of Hazzard. She made her first major film appearance, recreating her stage role in the film Night Must Fall (1937), and received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 1918 she was made Dame of the British Empire in recognition for her charitable work during World War I. Her stage career continued for the rest of her life. She married the actor Ben Webster in 1892 and in 1895 they visisted the United States where Whitty appeared on Broadway. Born in Liverpool, England Whitty made her first stage appearance in Liverpool in 1881 before moving to London to appear in the West End. Dame May Whitty (June 19, 1865 - May 29, 1948) was a British theater and cinema actress. |