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Beryl Measor

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Film and television roles
Notes
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Beryl Measor, (22 April 1908 – 8 February 1965) was an English actress. She was born in Shanghai,^[1] and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.^[1] She was a star pupil, winning the RADA Silver Medal in 1931.^[2]

Among her stage roles was Madame Arcati in the original production of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, succeeding Margaret Rutherford in the part, during the record-breaking run.^[3] She originated two roles in other plays by Coward: Edie in This Happy Breed and the central character's wise and long-suffering secretary, Monica Reed, in Present Laughter, both in 1942.^[4] In 1957 she was nominated for a Tony award as Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Miss Cooper in Terence Rattigan's Separate Tables on Broadway.^[5]

Measor was married to the actor Terence De Marney. She died in London at the age of 56.^[1]

Film and television roles

Almost a Honeymoon– Mabel, the barmaid (1938)
Richard of Bordeaux– Countess of Derby (1938)
English Without Tears– Miss Faljambe (1944)
Dual Alibi– Gwen (1947)
Odd Man Out – Maudie (1947)
The Mark of Cain – Nurse Brand (1947)
While the Sun Shines– Woman in train (1947)
Blithe Spirit Madame Arcati (1948)
Esther Waters – Mrs Spires (1948)
Morning Star – Amarilla Arbuthnot (1956)
Please Murder Me – cast member (1958)
Uncle Harry– Hester Quincey (1958)
How Did He Get It?– Mrs Proudie (1959)
No Wreath for the General Episode 3 – middle-aged woman (1960)

Source: British Film Institute.^[6]

Notes

1. ^"Royal Academy of Dramatic Art", The Times, 31 July 1930, p. 12
2. ^"Royal Academy of Dramatic Art", The Times, 8 August 1931, p. 8
3. ^"Theatres", The Times, 29 June 1942, p. 6
4. ^Coward, unnumbered introductory page
5. ^"Beryl Measor search", Tony Awards, retrieved 19 March 2014
6. ^¹²"Beryl Measor", British Film Institute, retrieved 19 March 2014

References

{{cite book | last= Coward | first= Noël |year= 1994 | title= Plays, Four| location= London| publisher =Methuen | isbn= 0413461203}}

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