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Valerie Taylor (actress)

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Valerie Taylor and Harry Fowler in Went the Day Well?

Valerie Taylor (10 November 1902 – 24 October 1988) was an English actress who was born and died in London.[1][2]

After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1922, her stage work included appearances at Stratford, as well as the original West End and Broadway productions of Berkeley Square in 1926 and 1929.[3][4][5] She reprised her role in the 1933 Hollywood film version of the same.[6] She was married to the actor Hugh Sinclair (1903–1962).[7] Besides her acting credits, she also co-wrote the screenplay to the 1947 movie Take My Life.[8]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1933 Berkeley Square Kate Pettigrew
1934 Designing Women Diana Dent
1942 Went the Day Well? Nora
1948 The Long Mirror Branwen Elder (with Barbara Everest)
1960 Faces in the Dark Miss Hopkins
1961 What a Carve Up! Janet Broughton
1963 In the Cool of the Day Lily Kendrick
1965 Repulsion Madame Denise

Selected stage credits

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References

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  1. ^ "Valerie Taylor". BFI. Archived from the original on 11 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Valerie Taylor – Person – National Portrait Gallery". npg.org.uk.
  3. ^ "Valerie Taylor – RADA". rada.ac.uk.
  4. ^ "Valerie Taylor – Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  5. ^ League, The Broadway. "Berkeley Square – Broadway Play – Original – IBDB". ibdb.com.
  6. ^ "AFI|Catalog".
  7. ^ "VALERIE TAYLOR WEDS.; English Actress is Married to Hugh Sinclair, English Actor". The New York Times. 6 January 1930.
  8. ^ "Valerie Taylor – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
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