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Gertrude Lawrence (4 July 1898 – 6 September 1952) was an English actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End of London and on Broadway in New York.
Gertrude Lawrence was a 20th-century Broadway darling with a taste for the finer things in life. But behind her professional persona was a woman living on the edge, desperate to please and sometimes desperate for work. In the end, the very ambitions that drove her would be her tragic downfall.
Mar 21, 2024 · Gertrude Lawrence (born July 4, 1898, London, Eng.—died Sept. 6, 1952, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was an English actress noted for her performances in Noël Coward ’s sophisticated comedies and in musicals. Noël Coward and Gertrude Lawrence in a performance of Coward's Private Lives (1930).
Gertrude Lawrence was born on 4 July 1898 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Mimi (1935), Rembrandt (1936) and The Glass Menagerie (1950). She was married to Richard Aldrich and Francis Gordon-Howley. She died on 6 September 1952 in New York City, New York, USA.
13 Photos. Gertrude Lawrence was born on 4 July 1898 in London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for Mimi (1935), Rembrandt (1936) and The Glass Menagerie (1950). She was married to Richard Aldrich and Francis Gordon-Howley. She died on 6 September 1952 in New York City, New York, USA.
British singer, dancer, and actress, an idol of the interwar generation, who achieved, enhanced, and maintained her status as a "star" on both sides of the Atlantic for nearly 30 years. Born Gertrud (Gertie) Alexandra Dagmar Klasen on July 4, 1898, in Clapham, London; died of cancer on September 6, 1952, in New York; daughter of Alice Louise ...
Gertrude Lawrence (4 July 1898 – 6 September 1952) was an English actress, singer, dancer and musical theater performer. She appeared on stage in Broadway, New York City and West End, London. Lawrence was in the children's play Where the Rainbow Ends. She also acted in The King and I. She won a Tony Award for that performance.
