Lillian Hall-Davis(1898-1933)
- Actress
Lilian Hall Davis was born the daughter of a London cab driver in Mile End, London. For publicity purposes, she changed the spelling of her name to the tonier Lillian Hall-Davis and reported her birthplace as the more fashionable Hampstead, London.
She began acting in films in 1917 and by the early 1920s, Hall-Davis was one of the leading actresses of British silent films. She was Alfred Hitchcock's favorite actress during the early days of his career. He directed her in The Ring (1927) and The Farmer's Wife (1928). Her last film was a supporting role in Her Reputation (1931).
Hall-Davis was married to Walter Pemberton, a British stage actor.
By 1933, Hall-Davis' film career was over, she was being treated for neurasthenia and was suffering a nervous breakdown. On October 25, 1933, she locked herself in the kitchen of her home in Golders Green, turned on the gas, stuck her head in the oven, and cut her throat with her brother's straight razor. Her 14-year-old son Grovsvenor, came home from school, found her suicide note in the hall and summoned the neighbors for help. They were too late. Lillian Hall-Davis died at the age of 35.
She began acting in films in 1917 and by the early 1920s, Hall-Davis was one of the leading actresses of British silent films. She was Alfred Hitchcock's favorite actress during the early days of his career. He directed her in The Ring (1927) and The Farmer's Wife (1928). Her last film was a supporting role in Her Reputation (1931).
Hall-Davis was married to Walter Pemberton, a British stage actor.
By 1933, Hall-Davis' film career was over, she was being treated for neurasthenia and was suffering a nervous breakdown. On October 25, 1933, she locked herself in the kitchen of her home in Golders Green, turned on the gas, stuck her head in the oven, and cut her throat with her brother's straight razor. Her 14-year-old son Grovsvenor, came home from school, found her suicide note in the hall and summoned the neighbors for help. They were too late. Lillian Hall-Davis died at the age of 35.
