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Irene Vanbrugh(1872-1949)

  • Actress
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Irene Vanbrugh
Irene Vanbrugh was born on 2 December 1872 in Exeter, Devon, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Gay Lord Quex (1917), Knight Without Armor (1937) and Youthful Folly (1934). She was married to Dion Boucicault Jr.. She died on 30 November 1949 in London, England, UK.
BornDecember 2, 1872
DiedNovember 30, 1949(76)
BornDecember 2, 1872
DiedNovember 30, 1949(76)
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Known for

The Gay Lord Quex
  • Sophie Fullgarney
  • 1917
Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat in Knight Without Armor (1937)
Knight Without Armor
6.8
  • Duchess
  • 1937
Youthful Folly
  • Lady Wilmington
  • 1934
Head of the Family
  • Mrs. Powis-Porter
  • 1933

Credits

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Actress

  • I Want to Be an Actor
    TV Movie
    • The Adjudicator
    • 1946
  • Rex Harrison, Dean Jagger, and Anna Neagle in A Yank in London (1945)
    A Yank in London
    6.1
    • Mrs. Catchpole (as Dame Irene Vanbrugh)
    • 1945
  • Robert Beatty and Judy Kelly in It Happened One Sunday (1944)
    It Happened One Sunday
    7.0
    • Mrs. Bellamy
    • 1944
  • Marlene Dietrich and Robert Donat in Knight Without Armor (1937)
    Knight Without Armor
    6.8
    • Duchess
    • 1937
  • Henry Fonda and Annabella in Wings of the Morning (1937)
    Wings of the Morning
    5.6
    • Old Marie
    • 1937
  • Elisabeth Bergner in Escape Me Never (1935)
    Escape Me Never
    5.3
    • Lady Helen McClean
    • 1935
  • Youthful Folly
    • Lady Wilmington
    • 1934
  • The Way of Youth
    4.6
    • Madame Bonnard
    • 1934
  • Dolly Haas in Girls Will Be Boys (1934)
    Girls Will Be Boys
    6.2
    • Princess of Ehrenstein
    • 1934
  • Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Elisabeth Bergner in The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
    The Rise of Catherine the Great
    6.3
    • Princess Anhalt-Zerbst
    • 1934
  • Head of the Family
    • Mrs. Powis-Porter
    • 1933
  • The Gay Lord Quex
    • Sophie Fullgarney
    • 1917
  • Johnston Forbes-Robertson in Masks and Faces (1917)
    Masks and Faces
    5.1
    • Peg Woffington
    • 1917
  • The Real Thing at Last
    6.3
    Short
    • Lady
    • 1916

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Dame Irene Vanbrugh
  • Born
    • December 2, 1872
    • Exeter, Devon, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 30, 1949
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Dion Boucicault Jr.1901 - June 25, 1929 (his death)
  • Other works
    She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet", at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, England with Sir Godfrey Tearle, Malcolm Keen and Margaretta Scott in the cast.
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    Married Irish writer/playwright Dion Boucicault Jr..

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