Beatrix Thomson (1900–1986) was a British

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. She also made a handful of appearances in film and television. A graduate of

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, she made her

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debut in

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's ''

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'' in 1922. She was married to the actor

Claude Rains William Claude Rains (10 November 188930 May 1967) was a British actor whose career spanned almost seven decades. After his American film debut as Dr. Jack Griffin in ''The Invisible Man'' (1933), he appeared in such highly regarded films as '' ...

from 1924 to 1935. Her film roles include Lucie Dreyfus in '' Dreyfus'' (1931) and the title role in

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'' Crown v. Stevens'' (1936). She also wrote several works for the stage.

Selected stage credits

* ''

'' by

(1922) * ''

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'' by

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(1925) * '' Three Sisters'' by

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(1926) * ''

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'' by

Ernest Raymond Ernest Raymond (31 December 1888 – 14 May 1974) was a British novelist, best known for his first novel, '' Tell England'' (1922), set in World War I. His next biggest success was ''We, the Accused'' (1935), generally thought to be a reworki ...

(1929) * '' The Way Out'' by H. C. McNeile (1930)

Selected filmography

* '' Dreyfus'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1934) * '' Crown v. Stevens'' (1936) * '' The Story of Shirley Yorke'' (1948)

As dramatist

*''Special Delivery'', thriller, adapted from a short story *''Set to Music'', incorporating music without becoming a musical *''Woman Alive'', adaptation of

Susan Ertz Susan Ertz (13 February 1887 – 11 April 1985) was an Anglo-American writer, known for her "sentimental tales of genteel life in the country."''Contemporary Authors'', Thomson Gale, August 2003. She was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, E ...

's short story *''Sons of Adam'', dealing with racial tension All four were written by 1938, and at least one, ''Sons of Adam'', was staged in London.

References

Bibliography

* Borovsky, Victor. ''A Triptych from the Russian Theatre: An Artistic Biography of the Komissarzhevskys''. C. Hurst & Co, 2001. * Skal, David J. & Rains, Jessica. ''Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice''. University Press of Kentucky, 2008. * Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

* 1900 births 1986 deaths People from Wandsworth British stage actresses British film actresses {{UK-actor-stub