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Merivale appeared in twenty films and also scripted one. He died from a heart ailment aged 59. He was twice married to: the actress Viva Birkett (23 July 1912 – 27 June 1934); (four children: two daughters and two sons, including the actor John Merivale) the actress Gladys Cooper (30 April 1937 – 12 March 1946). Broadway roles
- 1914–1946
- 4, including John
Philip Merivale (1937–1946), a fellow actor. The couple lived for many years in Santa Monica, California as permanent resident aliens. He died at age 59 from a heart ailment. Her stepson from this marriage was John Merivale. Cooper published a self-titled autobiography in 1931.
It was now, in mid-life, that Gladys Cooper undertook her first Shakespearean roles. Wisely, she chose to make her debut in New York, where the local critics had less emotional involvement with the Bard, playing at the Plymouth Theater opposite Philip Merivale, her future husband, in Othello and Macbeth in 1935.
Dame Gladys Merivale. Born: Dec. 18, 1888, Lewisham, London, Eng. Died: Nov. 17, 1971, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (aged 82)
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Philip Merivale was born on 2 November 1886 in Rehutia, Manickpur, India. He was an actor and writer, known for The Stranger (1946), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941) and This Above All (1942). He was married to Gladys Cooper and Viva Birkett. He died on 12 March 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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- Rehutia, Manickpur, India
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Twelfth Night," at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park in London, England with Jean Forbes Robertson, Philip Merivale, Roy Byford, David Tree, Buena Bent, and Sydney Bromley in the cast.
The grand dame of English theater and a prolific screen actress, Gladys Cooper was one of the most revered performers of her generation. She began appearing as a photographic model as a child, and after her stage career began she became a popular pin-up postcard model for British troops during World War I. Her first film appearance was in the ...
