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      (1911-79)                             Actress

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key dates

1911:

Born on 19 February in India

1928:

Arrives in London

1933:

First role of substance in Men of Tomorrow, then The Private Life of Henry VIII

1934:

Appears in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Travels to Hollywood

1935:

Academy Award nomination for her role in The Dark Angel

1938:

Appears in The Divorce of Lady X

1939:

Appears in Wuthering Heights. Marries Alexander Korda

1945:

Divorces Korda. Marries Lucien Ballard

1948:

Appears in Berlin Express

1949:

Divorces Ballard

1957:

Marries Bruno Pagliai. 2 adopted children

1973:

Appears in final film Interval. Divorces Pagliai

1975:

Marries Robert Wolders

1979:

Dies of a massive stroke in Malibu, California









filmography

1. Interval (1973)

2. Hotel (1967)
3. Of Love and Desire (1963)

4. "Assignment Foreign Legion" (1957) TV Series
5. The Price of Fear (1956)
6. Deep in My Heart (1954)
7. Desirée (1954)
8. Todo es posible en Granada (1954)
9. 24 Hours of a Woman's Life (1952)
10. Dans la vie tout s'arrange (1952)
11. Pardon My French (1952)

12. Berlin Express (1948)
13. Night Song (1948)
14. Temptation (1946)
15. A Night in Paradise (1946)
16. This Love of Ours (1945)
17. A Song to Remember (1945)
18. Dark Waters (1944)
19. The Lodger (1944)
20. First Comes Courage (1943)
21. Forever and a Day (1943)
22. Lydia (1941)
23. Affectionately Yours (1941)
24. That Uncertain Feeling (1941)
25. 'Til We Meet Again (1940)

26. The Lion Has Wings (1939)
27. Over the Moon (1939)
28. Wuthering Heights (1939)
29. The Cowboy and the Lady (1938)
30. The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
31. I, Claudius (1937)
32. Beloved Enemy (1936)
33. These Three (1936)
34. The Dark Angel (1935)
35. Folies-Bergère de Paris (1935)
36. The Broken Melody (1934)
37. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)
38. The Private Life of Don Juan (1934)
39. The Battle (1934)
40. Strange Evidence (1933) (uncredited)
41. The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933)
42. Men of Tomorrow (1933)
43. Wedding Rehearsal (1933)
44. Ebb Tide (1932) (uncredited)
45. For the Love of Mike (1932) (uncredited)
46. Aren't We All? (1932) (uncredited)
47. Service for Ladies (1932) (uncredited)
48. Fascination (1931) (uncredited)
49. Never Trouble Trouble (1931) (uncredited)
50. Alf's Button (1930) (uncredited)
51. A Warm Corner (1930) (uncredited)

52. The Three Passions (1928) (uncredited) .... Bit Part










Height:

5' 2" (1.57 m)




Interred:

Forest Lawn, Glendale, California, USA, in the Garden of Remembrance, 2nd section, left side


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