Anne Grey (born Aileen Stephen Ewing; 6 March 1907 – 3 April 1987) was an English actress,[1] who appeared in 44 films between 1928 and 1939, including some Hollywood films during the late 1930s. She was educated at Lausanne and King's College London.[2]
Anne Grey | |
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| Born | Aileen Stephen Ewing 6 March 1907 |
| Died | 3 April 1987 (aged 80) Lee-on-the-Solent, Hampshire, England, UK |
| Years active | 1928–1938 (film) |
| Spouse(s) | George Ernest Gordon Hope-Johnstone (1940–1987; her death); 1 child Lester Matthews (1931–1938; divorced) |
She had originally intended a literary career, and to become a journalist but went on stage instead. Her first film experience in 1925 was in a crowd scene in The Constant Nymph but she got second lead in her next picture just two months later. In 1934 she went to Hollywood.[citation needed]
Filmography
edit- The Constant Nymph (1928)
- The Warning (1928)
- What Money Can Buy (1928)
- Master and Man (1929)
- Taxi for Two (1929)
- The Runaway Princess (1929)
- The School for Scandal (1930)
- The Nipper (1930)
- Cross Roads (1930)
- The Squeaker (1930)
- The Man at Six (1931)
- The Calendar (1931)
- Guilt (1931)
- The Old Man (1931)
- The Happy Ending (1931)
- Other People's Sins (1931)
- Leap Year (1932)
- Number Seventeen (1932)
- The Faithful Heart (1932)
- Lily Christine (1932)
- Murder at Covent Garden (1932)
- Arms and the Man (1932)
- One Precious Year (1933)
- The Lost Chord (1933)
- The Wandering Jew (1933)
- She Was Only a Village Maiden (1933)
- The Lure (1933)
- The Blarney Stone (1933)
- Leave It to Smith (1933)
- The Poisoned Diamond (1933)
- The Golden Cage (1933)
- The House of Trent (1933)
- The Fire Raisers (1934)
- The Scoop (1934)
- Road House (1934)
- Colonel Blood (1934)
- Borrowed Clothes (1934)
- Lady in Danger (1934)
- Break of Hearts (1935)
- Bonnie Scotland (1935)
- Just My Luck (1936)
- Too Many Parents (1936)
- Chinatown Nights (1937)
References
edit- ^ Profile Archived 6 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine, ftvdb.bfi.org.uk; accessed 4 July 2015.
- ^ "Anne Grey profile". British Films of the 30s, 40s and 50s. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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