Lydia Sherwood
Appearance
Lydia Sherwood | |
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Born | Lily Shavelson 5 May 1906 |
Died | 20 April 1989 London, England | (aged 82)
Occupation(s) | Film and stage actress |
Years active | 1928–1965 |
Lydia Sherwood (5 May 1906 – 20 April 1989) was a British film actress and stage actress.[1] She made her debut on stage in Daisy Fisher's comedy play Lavender Ladies.[2] She was married to the poet Lazarus Aaronson from 1924 to 1931.[3]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1933 | Don Quixote | Duchess of Fallanga | Uncredited |
1934 | The King of Paris | Juliette Till | |
Little Friend | Helen Hughes | ||
Spring in the Air | Vilma | ||
1936 | Midnight at Madame Tussaud's | Brenda Frome | |
1939 | The Four Just Men | Myra Hastings | |
1943 | When We Are Married | Lottie Grady | |
Theatre Royal | Claudia Brent | ||
1948 | The First Gentleman | Princess Augusta | |
1954 | Romeo and Juliet | Lady Capulet | |
1960 | The League of Gentlemen | Hilda | |
1965 | Darling | Lady Brentwood | Uncredited |
Stage Appearances
- Lavender Ladies (1925) (Comedy Theatre, London)
- She Stoops to Conquer (1930) (Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London)
- Uncle Vanya (1937) (Westminister Theatre, London)
- Hamlet (1951) (New Theatre (London))
References
- ^ Lydia Sherwood in the British Film Institute Database
- ^ Wearing, 2014, p. 379
- ^ Rubinstein, William D., ed. (2011). "Aaronson, Lazarus Leonard". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4039-3910-4.
Bibliography
Wearing, J.P. (2014). The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers and Personnel. Rowan and Littfield Education
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