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Adrianne Allen

Biography

Adrianne Allen

Overview

  • Born
    February 7, 1907 · Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    September 14, 1993 · Montreux, Switzerland (cancer)
  • Birth name
    Gladys Ruth Allen
  • Height
    5′ 4″ (1.63 m)

Biography

  • Adrianne Allen was married to Raymond Massey from 1929 to 1939. The Masseys were great friends with William and Dorothy Whitney, who were divorced in the late 1930s. William was an international lawyer, and Adrianne went to him for the divorce. Shortly after the divorce of Adrianne and Raymond, William and Adrianne married, as did Raymond and Dorothy Whitney, and all lived happily ever after. Adrianne and Bill lived in London before and during WWII and Adrianne's children, Daniel Massey and Anna Massey, spent much of their time with the Whitneys. In the 1950s, Adrianne and Bill moved to Glion-sur-Montreux, Switzerland, where they lived out their days.
    - IMDb mini biography by: annie whitney

Family

  • Spouses
      William Dwight Whitney(July 20, 1939 - December 27, 1973) (his death)
      Raymond Massey(November 12, 1929 - July 5, 1939) (divorced, 2 children)
  • Children
      Anna Massey
      Daniel Massey

Trivia

  • Her divorce from Raymond Massey and subsequent marriage to her divorce lawyer (whose ex-wife married Massey) was the roundabout inspiration for Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin when they wrote the script for Adam's Rib (1949).
  • Mother of actors Daniel Massey and Anna Massey.
  • Noël Coward was the godfather to her son Daniel Massey.
  • Former sister-in-law of Vincent Massey.
  • Ex-mother-in-law of Adrienne Corri, Penelope Wilton and Jeremy Brett.

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