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Cooper, Dame Gladys
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Cooper, Dame Gladys

(born Dec. 18, 1888, Lewisham, London, Eng.—died Nov. 17, 1971, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire) British actress. After her London debut in 1906, she performed in musicals and dramas, including The Importance of Being Earnest (1911). She was comanager of London's Playhouse Theatre (1917–27) and then its sole manager (1927–33). Her appearance in The Second Mrs. Tanqueray (1922) made her a star. She made her U.S. stage debut in The Shining Hour (1934) and later acted in Relative Values (1951) and The Chalk Garden (1955). She personified British poise in U.S. films such as Now, Voyager (1942) and Separate Tables (1958).



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Back row: Joyce Lee, Colin Campbell, Moira White, Gordon Griffiths, Denis Whelan, Barbara Powell, Joyce Robinson, Kenneth Pickavance, Doris Lee, Joan Badrock, Ken Pickup, Arthur Rainford, Margaret Hughes, Gladys Cooper, Justine Peers, Kathleen Weldon, Maree Jones, Murial Lomax and Billie Gilbert.
This fine British actor became the son-in-law of legendary actress Gladys Cooper when he wed his wife Joan.
Byline: James Johnston Pensioner Gladys Cooper was hounded for more than two years for a court fine she didn't owe.
 
 
 
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