Nancy Burne (23 December 1907 – 25 March 1954) was an English stage and film actress.

Biography

Born in Chorlton,

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, she began her film career at

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, starring alongside comedians such as Gene Gerrard,

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and Will Hay. Most of her subsequent screen appearances were as a

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. She starred alongside John Loder in the 1935 romantic comedy '' It Happened in Paris'', which marked

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's debut as director. In 1937 she had a supporting role in the

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'' Thunder in the City'', an expensive drama starring Edward G. Robinson which was a major financial and critical failure. Her final screen appearance was in the 1939

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film '' Flying Fifty-Five''.

Filmography

* '' The Love Nest'' (1933) * ''

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'' (1933) * '' Facing the Music'' (1933) * '' The Warren Case'' (1934) * '' Irish Hearts'' (1934) * '' Song at Eventide'' (1934) * '' Dandy Dick'' (1935) * '' Lend Me Your Husband'' (1935) * '' Trust the Navy'' (1935) * '' Once a Thief'' (1935) * ''

Old Roses ''Old Roses'' is a 1935 British crime film directed by Bernard Mainwaring and starring Horace Hodges, Nancy Burne and Bruce Lester. The screenplay concerns an elderly man who assists the police in solving a murder, but accidentally reveals his o ...

'' (1935) * '' It Happened in Paris'' (1935) * ''

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'' (1936) * '' A Wife or Two'' (1936) * '' Royal Eagle'' (1936) * ''

Skylarks ''Skylarks'' is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Thornton Freeland and starring Jimmy Nervo, Teddy Knox and Nancy Burne.Low p.386 Nervo and Knox were a comic team, who became associated with the larger Crazy Gang (comedy group), Crazy Gang ...

'' (1936) * ''

Knights for a Day ''Knights for a Day'' is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring Nelson Keys, John Garrick and Nancy Burne. It was made as a quota quickie at Welwyn Studios. Plot A man wins a car in a competition, and decides to tou ...

'' (1937) * '' Thunder in the City'' (1937) * '' John Halifax'' (1938) * '' Flying Fifty-Five'' (1939)

References

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* 1907 births 1954 deaths English film actresses English stage actresses 20th-century English actresses People from Chorlton-cum-Hardy {{England-film-actor-stub