Marie Lohr
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Marie Lohr was an Australia
n film and stage actress.
to Lewis J. Löhr, treasurer of the Melbourne opera house, and his wife, the English
actress Kate Bishop
(1848–1923). Her maternal uncle, Alfred Bishop, along with her godparents, William
and Madge Kendal
, were also actors.
debut (after the family's move to England
), aged 11, in Shockheaded Peter and The Man Who Stole the Castle. Her later stage-work included appearances in a 1929 London stage production of Beau Geste
alongside Laurence Olivier
, husband of Vivien Leigh
, and in the original production of the 1930 play The Bread-Winner
.
Her first film appearance was in the 1932 film version of Aren't we All?, and — having appeared in several of George Bernard Shaw's
works onstage - her subsequent films included two Shaw adaptations. She died at the age of 84, and was buried in the Brompton cemetery
in west London
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n film and stage actress.
Biography
Marie Löhr was born in SydneySydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
to Lewis J. Löhr, treasurer of the Melbourne opera house, and his wife, the English
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
actress Kate Bishop
Kate Bishop (actress)
Kate Bishop was an English actress from Bristol, a member of a theatrical family. Her brother and daughter were also successful actors. Her greatest success was in Our Boys, which ran for more than four years in London...
(1848–1923). Her maternal uncle, Alfred Bishop, along with her godparents, William
William Hunter Kendal
William Hunter Kendal was an English actor and theatre manager. He and his wife Madge starred at the Haymarket in Shakespearian revivals and the old English comedies beginning in the 1860s. In the 1870s, they starred in a series of "fairy comedies" by W. S. Gilbert and in many plays on the West...
and Madge Kendal
Madge Kendal
Dame Madge Kendal GBE , born as Margaret Shafto Robertson, was an English actress of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, best known for her roles in Shakespeare and English comedies. Together with her husband, W. H...
, were also actors.
Career
Her first stage appearance was in Sydney, aged 4, in The World Against Her. Her LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
debut (after the family's move to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
), aged 11, in Shockheaded Peter and The Man Who Stole the Castle. Her later stage-work included appearances in a 1929 London stage production of Beau Geste
Beau Geste
Beau Geste is a 1924 adventure novel by P. C. Wren. It has been adapted for the screen several times.-Plot summary:Michael "Beau" Geste is the protagonist. The main narrator , by contrast, is his younger brother John...
alongside Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OM was an English actor, director, and producer. He was one of the most famous and revered actors of the 20th century. He married three times, to fellow actors Jill Esmond, Vivien Leigh, and Joan Plowright...
, husband of Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh, Lady Olivier was an English actress. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire , a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as for her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark...
, and in the original production of the 1930 play The Bread-Winner
The Bread-Winner (play)
The Bread-Winner is William Somerset Maugham's third-last play. It is a comedy in one continuous act, lasting about 2 hours, but with the curtain lowered twice to rest the audience. Girls cannot be the Breadwinner....
.
Her first film appearance was in the 1932 film version of Aren't we All?, and — having appeared in several of George Bernard Shaw's
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
works onstage - her subsequent films included two Shaw adaptations. She died at the age of 84, and was buried in the Brompton cemetery
Brompton Cemetery
Brompton Cemetery is located near Earl's Court in South West London, England . It is managed by The Royal Parks and is one of the Magnificent Seven...
in west London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
Filmography
- Great Catherine (1968), Dowager Lady Gorse
- The Plane Makers (1964), Geraldine Pettifur - one episode
- Carlton-Browne of the F.O.Carlton-Browne of the F.O.Carlton-Browne of the F.O. is a 1959 British comedy film made by the Boulting Brothers.-Plot:...
(1959), Lady Carlton-Browne - The Last Chronicle of BarsetThe Last Chronicle of BarsetThe Last Chronicle of Barset is the final novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the "Chronicles of Barsetshire", first published in 1867.-Plot summary:...
(1959), Lady Lufton - two episodes - Small HotelSmall HotelSmall Hotel is a 1957 British comedy film directed by David MacDonald.-Plot:A head waiter in a country hotel works various scams after he is told that he is to be placed by a young woman.-Cast:*Gordon Harker.....Albert*Marie Lohr.....Mrs. Samson-Fox...
(1957), Mrs. Samson-Fox - Seven Waves AwaySeven Waves AwaySeven Waves Away is a 1957 British drama film starring Tyrone Power, Mai Zetterling, Lloyd Nolan, and Stephen Boyd. When his ship goes down, an officer has to make an agonizing decision on his overcrowded lifeboat...
(1957), Dorothy Knudson - A Town Like AliceA Town Like Alice (film)A Town Like Alice is a 1956 British drama film, based on the novel by Nevil Shute and with Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch in the leading roles. The film does not follow the whole novel, concluding at the end of Part Two of the book, and many plot details are truncated or omitted...
(1956), Mrs. Dudley Frost - On Such a NightOn Such a Night (1956 film)On Such a Night is a 1956 British short comedy film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring David Knight, Josephine Griffin and Marie Lohr....
(1956), Lady Falconbridge - Out of the CloudsOut of the CloudsOut of the Clouds is a 1955 British drama film directed by Basil Dearden, and starring Anthony Steel, Sid James and James Robertson Justice. An Ealing Studios film, it follows the lives of the passengers and crew on a day at an airport that was filmed in Heathrow Airport.-Description:The film was...
(1955), Rich Woman - Escapade (1955), Stella Hampden, Senior
- Always a Bride (1953), Dowager
- Little Big Shot (1952), Mrs. Maddox
- Silent DustSilent DustSilent Dust is a 1949 British drama/thriller film, directed by Lance Comfort and starring Nigel Patrick, Sally Gray, Stephen Murray and Beatrice Campbell. The screenplay was by Michael Pertwee, adapted from his own play The Paragon...
(1949), Lady Clandon - The Winslow BoyThe Winslow Boy (1948 film)The Winslow Boy is a 1948 film adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play The Winslow Boy. It was made by De Grunwald Productions and distributed by the British Lion Film Corporation. It was directed by Anthony Asquith and produced by Anatole de Grunwald with Teddy Baird as associate producer. The...
(1948), Grace Winslow - Anna KareninaAnna Karenina (1948 film)Anna Karenina [p] is a 1948 British film based on the 19th century novel, Anna Karenina, by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy. The film was directed by Julien Duvivier, and starred Vivien Leigh in the title role...
(1948), Princess Scherbatsky - Counterblast (1948), Mrs. Cole
- The Ghosts of Berkeley SquareThe Ghosts of Berkeley SquareThe Ghosts of Berkeley Square is a 1947 British comedy film, directed by Vernon Sewell and starring Robert Morley and Felix Aylmer. The film is an adaptation of the novel No Nightingales by Caryl Brahms and S. J. Simon, inspired by the enduring reputation of the property at 50 Berkeley Square as...
(1947), Lottie - The Magic BowThe Magic BowThe Magic Bow is a 1946 British musical film based on the life of the Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini. It was directed by Bernard Knowles...
(1946), Countess de Vermond - The Rake's ProgressThe Rake's Progress (film)The Rake's Progress is a 1945 British comedy-drama film made in 1945. In the United States, the title was changed to Notorious Gentleman.- Plot :...
(1945), Lady Parks - Twilight Hour (1945), Lady Chetwood
- Kiss the Bride GoodbyeKiss the Bride GoodbyeKiss the Bride Goodbye is a 1945 British romantic comedy drama, directed by Paul L. Stein and starring Patricia Medina and Jimmy Hanley. The film also features an early role for Jean Simmons, almost two years before she achieved stardom in Great Expectations.-Plot:Factory girl Joan Dodd and Jack...
(1945), Emma Blood - Went the Day Well?Went the Day Well?"Went the Day Well?" is a British war film produced by Ealing Studios in 1942 as unofficial propaganda. It tells of how an English village is taken over by German paratroopers . Made during the war, it reflects the greatest potential nightmares of many Britons of the time, although the threat of...
(1942), Mrs. Fraser - Major Barbara (1941), Lady Britomart
- George and Margaret (1940), Alice
- A Gentleman's Gentleman (1939), Mrs. Handside-Lane
- PygmalionPygmalion (1938 film)Pygmalion is a 1938 British film based on the George Bernard Shaw play of the same title, and adapted by him for the screen. It stars Leslie Howard and Wendy Hiller....
(1938), Mrs. Higgins - South RidingSouth Riding (film)South Riding is a 1938 British drama film directed by Victor Saville and produced by Alexander Korda, starring Edna Best, Ralph Richardson, Edmund Gwenn and Ann Todd. A squire becomes involved in local politics. It is based on the novel South Riding by Winifred Holtby...
(1938), Mrs. Beddows - Dreams Come True (1936), Helen von Waldenau
- Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife (1936), the Empress
- It's You I Want (1936), Constance Gilbert
- Reasonable DoubtReasonable Doubt (1936 film)Reasonable Doubt is a 1936 British black-and-white comedy film produced by Gabriel Pascal, starring John Stuart and Nancy Burne.The story follows a lawyer whose love for a young girl causes him to defend the man he thinks to be her lover. During the trial the lawyer finds out that the man is his...
(1936), uncredited - Cock o' the North (1935), Mary Barton
- Royal CavalcadeRoyal CavalcadeRoyal Cavalcade is a 1935 British, black-and-white, drama film directed by six separate directors: Thomas Bentley , Herbert Brenon, Norman Lee, Walter Summers, Will Kellino and Marcel Varnel. The film features Marie Lohr, Hermione Baddeley, Owen Nares, Robert Hale, Austin Trevor, James Carew,...
(1935), Mother - Foreign AffairesForeign AffairesForeign Affaires is a 1935 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls based on an Aldwych Farce written by Ben Travers. It also features Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Norma Varden and Cecil Parker. The film is set on the French Riviera where two hard-living British spongers become mixed...
(1935), Mrs. Cope - Lady in Danger (1935), Lady Brockley
- Oh, Daddy!Oh, Daddy!Oh, Daddy! is a 1935 British comedy film directed by Graham Cutts and Austin Melford and starring Leslie Henson, Frances Day, Robertson Hare and Barry MacKay.-Cast:* Leslie Henson - Lord Pye* Frances Day - Benita de Lys* Robertson Hare - Rupert Boddy...
(1935), Lady Pye - Fighting Stock (1935), Mrs. Barbara Rivers
- Mon Coeur t'Appelle (1934), Modiste - English version: My Heart is Calling You
- Road House (1934), Lady Hamble
- Aren't We All?Aren't We All?Aren't We All? is a play by Frederick Lonsdale.At the core of the drawing room comedy's slim plot is the Hon. William Tatham who, having been consigned to the proverbial doghouse for a romantic indiscretion, is determined to catch his self-righteous wife in an extramarital kiss of her own, while a...
(1932), Lady Frinton - Victory and Peace (1918), Barbara Rowntree
- The Real Thing at LastThe Real Thing at LastThe Real Thing at Last is a satirical silent movie based on the play Macbeth. It was written in 1916 by Peter Pan creator and playwright J. M. Barrie as a parody of the American film industry...
(1916), Murdered Woman