Dorothy Hyson

Dorothy Hyson
Born	Dorothy Wardell Heisen December 24, 1914(1914-12-24) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	May 23, 1996(1996-05-23) (aged 81) London, England
Other names	Lady Quayle
Occupation	Stage actress
Spouse	Robert Douglas, Sir Anthony Quayle

Dorothy Hyson, Lady Quayle (December 24, 1914 – May 23, 1996) was an American film and stage actress, born Dorothy Wardell Heisen in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of actress Dorothy Dickson and matinée idol Carl Hyson (né Heisen). She led a successful stage career.

She was married twice:

• The actor Robert Douglas (1936 – 1945)
• The actor and director Sir Anthony Quayle (1947 – 1989); (two daughters Jenny and Rosanna, and a son Christopher).

It is not known whether she ever relinquished her American citizenship and/or became a British subject.

She was widowed in 1989 and died from a stroke on May 23, 1996, in England, a year after the death of her mother, who died at age 102.

Selected filmography

• The Ghoul (1933)
• Turkey Time (1933)
• Sing as We Go (1934)
• A Cup of Kindness (1934)
• Spare a Copper (1940) with George Formby

External links

• Dorothy Hyson at the Internet Movie Database
• Dorothy Hyson at the Internet Broadway Database
• 1921 passport photo of Dorothy Hyson as a child, travelling to join her parents Dorothy Dickson and Carl Hyson