Connie Emerald
Appearance
Connie Emerald | |
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Born | Constance Gladys O'Shea 20 August 1892 |
Died | 26 December 1959 Barstow, California, U.S. | (aged 67)
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse | Stanley Lupino |
Children | Ida Lupino |
Relatives | Nell Emerald (sister) |
Constance Gladys O'Shea (1892–1959), known professionally as Connie Emerald, was a British stage actress. She was born in England, of Irish descent. As well as her theatre work, Emerald also appeared in five films, including 1931's A Safe Affair.
She was married to the entertainer and film star Stanley Lupino, with whom she had a daughter Ida Lupino who became a Hollywood star. When Ida set up her own film production company in the 1950s, she named it Emerald Productions after her mother.[1]
Her sister was actress and film producer Nell Emerald.
References
- ^ Dixon p.135
Bibliography
- Dixon, Wheeler Winston. Lost in the Fifties: Recovering Phantom Hollywood. SIU Press, 2005.