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- Died
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Bramwell Fletcher was born on February 20, 1904 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mummy (1932), Daughter of the Dragon (1931) and Raffles (1930). He was married to Lael Wertenbaker, Susan Agathe Robinson, Diana Barrymore and Helen Chandler. He died on June 22, 1988 in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA.
- SpousesLael Wertenbaker(September 26, 1970 - June 22, 1988) (his death)Susan Agathe Robinson(April 12, 1950 - ?) (divorced, 3 children)Diana Barrymore(July 30, 1942 - June 27, 1946) (divorced)Helen Chandler(February 14, 1935 - 1940) (divorced)
- Disliked Hollywood, for the most part. When Samuel Goldwyn refused to release him to play in a film opposite Greta Garbo, he abandoned both his studio contract and returned to the stage as a leading man opposite such veteran stars as Lillian Gish, Tallulah Bankhead and Helen Hayes.
- Appeared in the film Svengali (1931) starring John Barrymore and later married his daughter, Diana Barrymore who was 17 years his junior. They divorced within a few years.
- Sailed for the United States in the late 1920s with Laurence Olivier, who became a lifelong friend. Remained in the U.S. for the rest of his life.
- Used to address the apprentices of The Peterborough (New Hampshire) players. When I heard him speak, he said that he came across the Atlantic on the same ship as Lord Olivier.
- One of his long-running engagements was as the standby for Rex Harrison and then Edward Mulhare as Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady" on Broadway. During the hundreds of performances in which Mr. Fletcher stood by but did not go on, he concentrated on his lifelong passion as a portrait painter.
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