Betty Baskcomb

Betty Baskcomb
Publicity still for It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
Born Betty Violet Marie Baskcomb
(1914-05-30)30 May 1914
St John's Wood, London
United Kingdom
Died 15 April 2003(2003-04-15) (aged 88)
West Wratting, Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom
Alma mater RADA
Occupation Actor
Years active 1931–1975
Spouse(s) Anthony Lehmann
(m.1940–1944; his death)
Ronald Ward
(m.1948–1978; his death)
Children One daughter

Betty Baskcomb was a British actress who appeared in a number of stage, film, television and radio roles.[1][2] She was born in London in 1914 and made her stage debut as a stooge opposite her father, the comedian A.W. Baskcomb, in 1931.[3] Her screen debut was in the 1934 film The Man Who Knew Too Much.[4] On the radio, she was a member of the BBC Drama Repertory Company from the 1940s through to the 1970s.[5] In 1956 she appeared on stage in "Ring For Catty" at the Lyric Theatre in London.[6] She was married to the actor Ronald Ward.[3] She made her last appearance on television in 1975, and died in 2003.[7][2]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1934The Man Who Knew Too MuchMinor RoleUncredited
1935The Passing of the Third Floor BackMinor RoleUncredited
1947It Always Rains on SundayBarmaid of the 'Two Compasses'
1952Tread SoftlyOlivia Winter
1954Father BrownFrench Widow
1956The Man Who Knew Too MuchEdnaUncredited
1960Your Money or Your WifeJanet Fry
1963Dr. CrippenMrs. StrattonUncredited

References

  1. "Betty Baskcomb - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. 1 2 "Betty Baskcomb".
  3. 1 2 "Betty Baskcomb". 28 April 2003.
  4. "Betty Bascomb". www.aveleyman.com.
  5. III, Harris M. Lentz (27 April 2004). "Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture". McFarland via Google Books.
  6. Wearing, J. P. (16 September 2014). "The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel". Rowman & Littlefield via Google Books.
  7. "Betty Baskcomb". IMDb.



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