Betty Lawford
Betty Lawford | |
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 Lawford in 1945 | |
| Born | Betty Joan Lawford February 1, 1912 London, England, UK |
| Died | November 20, 1960 (aged 48) New York City, U.S. |
| Years active | 1929–1947 |
| Spouse(s) | Monta Bell (1931–37; divorced) Burton "Barry" Buchanan (1955–60; her death) |
| Parent | Ernest Lawford |
| Relatives | Peter Lawford (cousin) |
Betty Joan Lawford (February 1, 1912 – November 20, 1960) was a United States–based English film, and stage actress.
Early years
Betty Joan Lawford was born in London.[1] Her parents, Ernest Lawford[2] and Jeannette[1] (or Janet Slater[3]) Lawford, were also actors, and she was a cousin of the actor Peter Lawford.[3] Her grandfather, C. D. Slater, was a well-known theatrical manager in London.[4]
Career
Lawford's stage debut came in a Players' Club production of Henry IV in 1926, while she was a student at Friends Seminary. She had skipped classes to perform in the play, but at her father's persuasion she resumed her studies for one more year.[3]
She followed this role with appearances in Julius Caesar and The Lady Lies.[2] Her Broadway credits include Glamour Preferred (1940), Walk With Music (1940), The Women (1936), There's Wisdom in Women (1935), Heat Wave (1931), The Lady Lies (1928), and King Henry IV, Part I (1926).[5]
Personal life and death
Lawford married film director Monta Bell in New York City on December 23, 1931.[1] After they were divorced in Mexico in 1937,[6] she married advertising and public relations executive Barry Buchanan in New York City on July 14, 1955.[7]
She died on November 20, 1960, at Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, following an illness of three weeks.[3]
Filmography
- Gentlemen of the Press (1929)[1]
- Lucky in Love (1929)[3]
- The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1929)[1]
- Old English (1930)
- Secrets of a Secretary (1931)
- Berkeley Square (1933)
- The Monkey's Paw (1933)
- Let's Be Ritzy (1934)
- Gallant Lady (1934)
- The Human Side (1934)
- Love Before Breakfast (1936)
- Criminal Lawyer (1937)
- Stolen Holiday (1937)
- Stage Door Canteen (1943)
- The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Monta Bell Marries: Film Director Weds Betty Lawford, Actress, at City Hall". The New York Times. 24 December 1931. p. 22. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Really Wanted, Betty Lawford Heeded Coaxing". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. 29 November 1936. p. 38. Retrieved 28 August 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Betty Lawford, Actress, Is Dead: Stage, Film and Television Performer Was Noted for Role in The Women'". The New York Times. 21 November 1960. p. 29. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ "Betty Lawford Makes a Debut". The Brooklyn Eagle. 7 July 1940. p. E 6. Retrieved 16 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Betty Lawford". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway League. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Blond Betty Lawford Wins Secret Divorce". Washington Herald. 22 November 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 16 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Betty Lawford Rewed: Actress Is Married to Barry Buchanan by Justice Saypol". The New York Times. 15 July 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
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