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Ivy Lilian Close [1] (15 June 1890 – 4 December 1968) was a British actress. She acted in 44 films between 1912 and 1929. [2] Life. Ivy Lilian Close was born 15 June 1890 in Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, the daughter of Emma ( née Blackburn) and John Robert Close. She had a younger brother, Raymond, and a sister, Dorothy. [3]
Ivy Close. Actress. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Ivy Close began a dynasty that has now covered four generations of the history of Cinema and Television. She married the photographer Elwin Neame (1885-1923) and reared two sons Ronald Neame (1911-2010), a successful cinematographer, screenwriter, producer and director and Derek Neame (1915-1979 ...
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- Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England, UK
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- Goring, Oxfordshire, England, UK
Ivy Close: The Forgotten Icon Of Teesside | Short Documentary - YouTube. Callum Simpson. 12 subscribers. 506 views 4 years ago. ...more. Ivy Close was a big star of silent films in the days...
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Ivy Close. Actress: Adam Bede. Ivy Close began a dynasty that has now covered four generations of the history of Cinema and Television. She married the photographer Elwin Neame (1885-1923) and reared two sons Ronald Neame (1911-2010), a successful cinematographer, screenwriter, producer and director and Derek Neame (1915-1979), an author who ...
- June 15, 1890
- December 4, 1968
May 18, 2003 · Photographs of the Stockton born actress Ivy Close (1890-1968). She married the photographer Elwin Neame and had two sons Ronald and Derek. She won The Most Beautiful Woman in the World contest organised by The Daily Mirror. For more information about Stockton born Ivy Close visit http://heritage.stockton.gov.uk/
Jan 14, 2017 · Ivy Close won Britain's first national beauty contest, was a trailblazing actress and the matriarch of one of Britain's most illustrious showbusiness dynasties. She faded into obscurity - but...
Ivy died in a nursing home in Goring, Oxfordshire in 1968. A silent movie star, famed beauty and a fierce entrepreneur. Her career may have ended sharply, however she founded a dynasty of film and T.V making producers and directors, spanning four generations.
