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Mary Barclay

Overview

  • Born
    July 20, 1916 · Williton, Somerset, England, UK
  • Died
    February 19, 2008 · Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK (following a stroke)
  • Birth name
    Mary Biddulph
  • Height
    5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

Biography

  • Mary Barclay was born on July 20, 1916 in Williton, Somerset, England, UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Alexander Graham Bell (1965) and The Moonstone (1972). She was married to David Taylor and Richard Barclay. She died on February 19, 2008 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.

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      David Taylor(1987 - February 19, 2008) (her death)
      Richard Barclay(1940 - 1985) (his death)

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  • After World War II, she and her husband Richard Barclay emigrated to Canada, where she landed her first film role in "Sins of the Fathers". The couple returned to Britain in 1956, where she continued her stage, film, and television appearances.
  • She excelled in classics at Cambridge University. After she was turned down by the Civil Service Board, she lived in London with actor/songwriter Ivor Novello's mother, who taught her to sing and play piano. She later enrolled in the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

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