Jean Cadell
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Born |
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | 13 September 1884
Died |
24 September 1967 83) London, England | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1912–1962 |
Spouse(s) | Percival Clarke |
Children | 1 |
Jean Dunlop Cadell (13 September 1884 – 24 September 1967) was a Scottish character actress.[1]
Life and career
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She was born at 4 Buckingham Terrace[2] in Edinburgh, the daughter of Dr Francis Cadell, a wealthy surgeon, and his wife, Mary Hamilton Boileau.[3] The family moved to 22 Ainslie Place, a huge Georgian house on the Moray Estate, in her youth.[4]
She performed in the cinema and on the stage.[5][6] Among her best-known cinema roles was in the Ealing Studios comedy Whisky Galore! (1948), as well as Pygmalion (1938) and I Know Where I'm Going! (1945). She once performed opposite W. C. Fields in Hollywood, cast as Mrs. Micawber to his Wilkins Micawber in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1935 production of David Copperfield.[7] Although Cadell remains in the released version of the film, her biggest scene (when the Micawber family prepare to emigrate) was deleted from the release prints.
Jean Cadell died in London on 24 September 1967, aged 83.[5]
She is buried with her family in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies against the southern wall.
Family
Her brother was artist Francis Cadell one of the Scottish Colourists.[8] She married actor Perceval Perceval-Clark.[9] Jean and Perceval both appeared in the play The Man Who Stayed at Home.[10]
Her son, born John Cadell Perceval-Clark in 1915 changed his name to John Cadell and became a theatrical agent.[11][12] Her grandson Simon Cadell and her granddaughter Selina Cadell also became actors.[13]
Complete filmography
- David Garrick (1912 short) - Araminta Brown
- The Man Who Stayed at Home (1915) - Miss Myrtle
- Anna the Adventuress (1920) - Nellie Bates
- Alf's Button (1920) - Vicar's wife
- The Naked Man (1923) - Miss Linnett
- The Loves of Robert Burns (1930) - Mrs. Burns
- Escape (1930) (uncredited)
- Two White Arms (1932) - Mrs. Drury
- Fires of Fate (1932) - Miss Byrne
- Timbuctoo (1933) - Wilhelmina
- The Luck of a Sailor (1934) - Princess Rosanna
- Little Friend (1934) - Miss Drew
- David Copperfield (1935) - Mrs. Micawber
- Whom the Gods Love (1936) - Frau Mozart
- Love from a Stranger (1937) - Aunt Lou
- South Riding (1938) - Miss Dry
- Tobias and the Angel (1938 TV movie) - Anna
- Pygmalion (1938) - Mrs. Pearce
- Suspect (1939 TV movie) - Goudie Macintyre
- Confidential Lady (1939) - Amy Boswell
- Quiet Wedding (1941) - Aunt Florence
- The Young Mr Pitt (1942) - Mrs. Sparry
- Dear Octopus (1943) - Vicar's Wife
- Two Girls and a Sailor (1944) - Mrs. Church
- I Know Where I'm Going! (1945) - Postmistress
- Jassy (1947) - Meggie
- Afterglow (1948 TV movie) - Frau Kaunitz
- That Dangerous Age (1949) - Nannie
- Marry Me! (1949) - Hester Parsons
- Whisky Galore! (1949) - Mrs. Campbell
- No Place for Jennifer (1950) - Aunt Jacqueline
- Madeleine (1950) - Mrs. Jenkins
- Craven House (1950 TV movie) - Miss Hatt
- The Reluctant Widow (1950) - Mrs. Barrows
- The Switchback (1950 TV movie) - Aunt Dinah
- The Late Edwina Black (1951) - Ellen
- Music at Night (1952 TV movie) - Mrs. Amesbury
- I'm a Stranger (1952) - Hannah Mackenzie
- Three's Company (1953) - Miss Craig (segment "Take a Number' story)
- Meet Mr. Lucifer (1953) - Mrs. Macdonald
- The Whiteoak Chronicles: The Building of Jalna (1955 TV movie) - Adeline Whiteoak
- The Whiteoak Chronicles: Whiteoaks (1955 TV movie) - Adeline Whiteoak
- Keep It Clean (1956) - Mrs. Edgar Anstey
- The Druid Circle (1957 TV movie) - Mrs. White
- The Little Hut (1957) - Mrs. Hermione Brittingham-Brett
- Let's Be Happy (1957) - Mrs. Cathie (uncredited)
- The Surgeon's Knife (1957) - Henrietta Stevens
- Doomsday for Dyson (1959 TV movie) - Great Aunt Lucy
- Rockets Galore! (1958) - Mrs. Campbell
- Serious Charge (1959) - Almshouse Matron
- Upstairs and Downstairs (1959) - 1st Old Lady
- A Taste of Money (1961) - Miss Brill
- Very Important Person (1961) - Lady Telling Story on TV show. Opening Scene
References
- ↑ Jean Cadell; North American Theatre Online
- ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1884
- ↑ Cadell grave, Dean Cemetery
- ↑ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1890
- 1 2 "Jean Cadell". BFI.
- ↑ "Jean Cadell movies, photos, movie reviews, filmography, and biography - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ "The Personal History, Adventures, Experience, & Observations of David Copperfield the Younger (1935) - BFI". BFI.
- ↑ "Lost work by Scottish colourist Cadell found on back of painting". BBC News.
- ↑ Simon Cadell
- ↑ Terry, J. E. Harold; Worrall, Lechmere (1916). The Man Who Stayed at Home. Samuel French. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ Simon Cadell
- ↑ The Stage
- ↑ "Obituary: Simon Cadell". The Independent.