The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
1947
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Edna Best was known on the London stage before she entered films in 1921, having made her debut at the Grand Theatre, Southampton, in Charley's Aunt in 1917. She also won a silver swimming cup as the lady swimming champion of Sussex.
Edna Best (1900-1974) was a genteel and ladylike actress who appeared in films such as The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and The Man Who Knew Too Much. She also had a successful career on Broadway and in the theatre, where she played roles in The Constant Nymph, The Browning Version and Jane.
- Actress
- March 3, 1900
- 3 min
- September 18, 1974
Edna Best was a British actress. She is best remembered for her role as the mother in the original 1934 film version of Alfred Hitchcock 's The Man Who Knew Too Much.
Edna Best was a British actress who starred in theatre and film, including Intermezzo, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, and The Man Who Knew Too Much. She was married three times and had three children, and died in 1974 in Geneva.
- March 3, 1900
- September 18, 1974
Sep 19, 1974 · LONDON, Sept. 18 —Edm Best, for many years a popular actress on the London stage died today in a Geneva clinic She was 74 years old. Her most famous part was as Tessa in the dramatized versior ...
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Find the location of Edna Best's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, read a biography, see related stars and browse a map of important places in their career. Born March 3, 1900 in Hove,...
Learn about the life and career of Edna Best, a versatile and popular star of the stage and screen in the 1920s and 1930s. From her early roles in London and Hollywood, to her roles in Hitchcock's films, her Art Deco ceramics and her charity work, discover how she became a woman of her time.
