Beatrice Campbell

Beatrice Campbell
Nigel Patrick and Beatrice Campbell in Grand National Night (1953).
Born Beatrice Josephine Campbell
(1922-07-13)13 July 1922
County Down, Northern Ireland
Died 10 May 1979(1979-05-10) (aged 56)
London, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 1946–1955
Spouse(s) Nigel Patrick (1951–1979) (her death) (2 children)
Robert MacClancy (1939–1942) (his death)[1]

Beatrice Campbell (31 July 1922 – 10 May 1979) was a British stage and film actress, born in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK.[2]

Biography

Career

After a distinguished London stage career, Campbell entered film in the mid-1940s. She received positive notices internationally for her performances in Silent Dust (1949)[3] and Last Holiday (1950), with Alec Guinness, which remains her best-known role.[4]

Personal life

Campbell was married twice. Her first marriage was to Squadron Leader Michael Robert MacClancy of No. 226 Squadron RAF, who died aged 22, on 12 April 1942 at RAF Hemswell when his aircraft crash landed.[5][6] Her second marriage was to the actor Nigel Patrick in 1951. They remained married until her death in 1979.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Beatrice Campbell". www.nndb.com.
  2. ↑ "Beatrice Campbell".
  3. ↑ T. M. P., "British Import Based on Play." New York Times, 30 December 1949, http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed 22 November 2007).
  4. ↑ Bosley Crowther "The Screen in Review: 'Last Holiday,' Written by J.B. Priestley, Stars Alec Guinness as Man Doomed to Die." New York Times (1857-Current file), 14 November 1950, http://www.proquest.com/ (accessed 22 November 2007).
  5. ↑ http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2701581
  6. ↑ CSV Media NI (26 April 2005). "Michael Robert MacClancy". WW2 People's War. BBC.
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