Gladys Boot | |
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Born | 1890 |
Died | 16 October 1964 73–74) | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1940-1963 |
Gladys Boot (1890 – 16 October 1964), was a British actress. [1] [2]
She studied acting privately with Elsie Fogerty, and made her stage debut in Newcastle in 1940 in Quiet Wedding ; and in London at Wyndham's Theatre the following year in Quiet Weekend . In this, she appeared in over 1,000 performances, including overseas tours and for the forces, 1943-44. After the war, theatre work included as leading lady with the Liverpool Playhouse, and on tour and on Broadway in Yes M'Lord (1949); and again on tour as Mrs Higgins in Shaw's Pygmalion in 1951. [3] [4] [5]
She died on 16 October 1964, in Chelsea, London. [2]
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