Mary Glynne
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Mary Glynne was a British film actress. She appeared in 24 films between 1919
and 1939
. She was born in Penarth
, Vale of Glamorgan
South Wales
and died in London
.
She started her career in 1908 where she was on stage in a play called The Dairymaids at the Princes Theatre in Manchester
. A month later she appeared on stage at the Queen's Theatre
in the same play in London
.
Following her appearance in many West End
successes, she toured the provinces and later South Africa
. She was married to Dennis Neilson-Terry
who died in Rhodesia
in 1932.
1919 in film
The year 1919 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*February 5 - Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists...
and 1939
1939 in film
The year 1939 in motion pictures can be justified as being called the most outstanding one ever, when it comes to the high quality and high attendance at the large set of the best films that premiered in the year .- Events :Motion picture historians and film often rate...
. She was born in Penarth
Penarth
Penarth is a town and seaside resort in the Vale of Glamorgan , Wales, 5.2 miles south west from the city centre of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff and lying on the north shore of the Severn Estuary at the southern end of Cardiff Bay...
, Vale of Glamorgan
Vale of Glamorgan
The Vale of Glamorgan is a county borough in Wales; an exceptionally rich agricultural area, it lies in the southern part of Glamorgan, South Wales...
South Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and died in 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...
.
She started her career in 1908 where she was on stage in a play called The Dairymaids at the Princes Theatre in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. A month later she appeared on stage at the Queen's Theatre
Queen's Theatre
The Queen's Theatre is a West End theatre located in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. It opened on 8 October 1907 as a twin to the neighbouring Gielgud Theatre which opened ten months earlier. Both theatres were designed by W.G.R...
in the same play in 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...
.
Following her appearance in many West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
successes, she toured the provinces and later South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. She was married to Dennis Neilson-Terry
Dennis Neilson-Terry
Dennis Neilson-Terry was a British actor who starred in a number of films between 1917 and 1932. He was born in London on 21 October 1895 to actress Julia Neilson and her husband, actor Fred Terry; his older sister was actress Phyllis Neilson-Terry. He played Inspector Hanaud in The House of the...
who died in Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
in 1932.
Selected filmography
- UnmarriedUnmarried (1920 film)Unmarried is a 1920 British silent drama film directed by Rex Wilson and starring Gerald du Maurier, Malvina Longfellow and Edmund Gwenn. The film portrays an unmarried mother and the social workers who support her.-Partial cast:...
(1920) - The Call of YouthThe Call of YouthThe Call of Youth is a 1921 short romance film directed by Hugh Ford. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* Mary Glynne - Betty Overton* Marjorie Hume - Joan Lawton* Jack Hobbs - Hubert Richmond...
(1921) - AppearancesAppearances (film)Appearances is a 1921 short drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* David Powell - Herbert Seaton* Mary Glynne - Kitty Mitchell* Langhorn Burton - Sir William Rutherford...
(1921) - The Mystery RoadThe Mystery RoadThe Mystery Road is a 1921 drama film directed by Paul Powell. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* David Powell - Gerald Dombey* Nadja Ostrovska - Myrtile Sargot* Pardoe Woodman - Christopher Went...
(1921) - The Princess of New YorkThe Princess of New YorkThe Princess of New York is a 1921 crime film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* David Powell - Geoffrey Kingsward* Mary Glynne - Helen Stanton* Saba Raleigh - Mrs...
(1921) - Dangerous LiesDangerous LiesDangerous Lies is a 1921 drama film directed by Paul Powell. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* David Powell - Sir Henry Bond* Mary Glynne - Joan Farrant* Arthur M. Cullin - Eli Hodges* Ernest A...
(1921) - The Bonnie Brier BushThe Bonnie Brier BushThe Bonnie Brier Bush is a 1921 drama film directed by Donald Crisp. Alfred Hitchcock is credited as a title designer. The film is now lost.-Cast:* Donald Crisp - Lachlan Campbell* Mary Glynne - Flora Campbell* Alec Fraser - Lord Malcolm Hay...
(1921) - The Good CompanionsThe Good Companions (1933 film)The Good Companions is a 1933 comedy film directed by Victor Saville starring Jessie Matthews and John Gielgud. It is based on the novel of the same name.-Cast:* Jessie Matthews - Susie Dean* Edmund Gwenn - Jess Oakroyd* John Gielgud - Inigo Jollifant...
(1933) - Flat Number ThreeFlat Number ThreeFlat Number Three is a 1934 British crime film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott starring Mary Glynne, Betty Astell and Cecil Parker. A lawyer assists a widow who has killed her blackmailer.-Cast:* Mary Glynne as Mrs. Rivington* D.A. Clarke-Smith as Kettler...
(1934) - ScroogeScrooge (1935 film)Scrooge is a 1935 British film directed by Henry Edwards featuring Seymour Hicks as Ebenezer Scrooge, the miser who hates Christmas. It was the first sound version of the Charles Dickens classic A Christmas Carol, not counting a 1928 short subject that now appears to be lost.- Film :Hicks had...
(1935) - 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) - The AngelusThe Angelus (film)The Angelus is a 1937 British crime film directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Anthony Bushell, Nancy O'Neil and Garry Marsh. A Nun leaves her convent to hunt down a murderer.-Cast:* Anthony Bushell - Brian Ware* Nancy O'Neil - June Rowland...
(1937)