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Mary Merrall

Biography

Mary Merrall

Overview

  • Born
    January 5, 1890 · Liverpool, England, UK
  • Died
    August 31, 1973 · London, England, UK (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Elsie Lloyd
  • Height
    5′ 4″ (1.63 m)

Biography

  • Mary Merrall was born on January 5, 1890 in Liverpool, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Dead of Night (1945), I Became a Criminal (1947) and The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1947). She was married to Franklin Dyall, Ian Swinley and John Bouch Hissey. She died on August 31, 1973 in London, England, UK.

Family

  • Spouses
      Franklin Dyall(1929 - May 8, 1950) (his death)
      Ian Swinley(1916 - 1926) (divorced)
      John Bouch Hissey(1909 - 1915) (divorced)

Trivia

  • Managed the Abbey Theatre, with husband Franklin Dyall, at one time and produced many plays while there.
  • Stepmother of Valentine Dyall.
  • British character actress adept at scatterbrain roles in costumers and melodrama.
  • On stage from 1907, frequently with the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, the Theatre Royal in Glasgow and London's Royal Court Theatre. Acclaimed for her Lady Macbeth.
  • Father: William Edward Lloyd; Mother: Emily Tidswell.

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