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Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie, CBE (/ ˈ k ʌ m p t ən /; 18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978), known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage performances.
Fay Compton was born on 18 September 1894 in West Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Haunting (1963), Othello (1951) and Laughter in Paradise (1951). She was married to Ralph Michael, Leon Quartermaine, Lauri de Frece and Harry Gabriel Pelissier. She died on 12 December 1978 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
Fay Compton was born on September 18, 1894 in West Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Haunting (1963), Othello (1951) and Laughter in Paradise (1951). She was married to Ralph Michael, Leon Quartermaine, Lauri de Frece and Harry Gabriel Pelissier. She died on December 12, 1978 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie, CBE ( / ˈkʌmptən /; 18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978), known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage performances.
Fay Compton (1894 - 1978), leading actress of the 20th century, wife of composer and satirist H. G. Pélissier (1874 - 1913).
Fay Compton CBE (18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978) was an English actress from a notable acting lineage; her father was actor/manager Edward Compton; her mother, Virginia Bateman, was a distinguished member of the profession, as were her elder sister, the actress Viola Compton, and her uncles and aunts.
Dec 14, 1978 · Fay Compton, a British actress whose career on stage and in films spanned 70 years, died Tuesday at the age of 84. Half a century ago, a theater reporter for The New York Times described Miss...
English actress. Born Virginia Lillian Emmeline MacKenzie in London, England, on September 18, 1894; died on December 12, 1978; one of five children of Edward (an actor and founder of the Compton Old English Company) and Virginia (Bateman) Compton (an actress and daughter of American impresario H.L. Bateman); sister of novelist Sir ...
Biography. Distinguished stage actress with a distinctive, lovely voice who appeared in Sir James Barrie's "Peter Pan" and was reputedly the playwright's favorite actress (she starred in five of his plays and he wrote, "Mary Rose" for her). Compton made her film debut in "She Stoops to Conquer" (1914) and, after starring in numerous British ...
Birthday: Sep 18, 1894. Birthplace: West Kensington, London, England, UK. Distinguished stage actress with a distinctive, lovely voice who appeared in Sir James Barrie's "Peter Pan" and was...
