Glennis Lorimer | |
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![]() Gaumont British Picture Card, 1933 | |
Born | Glennis Dorothy Browne 27 April 1913 |
Died | 17 November 1968 55) Guy's Hospital, London, England | (aged
Other names | Glennis Ennis, Glennis Evans |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1933-1939 |
Spouse(s) | Thomas Henry Ennis (1939-?) John Cowles Evans (1948-1968) (her death) |
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