Laura Hope Crews ( born Laura Hope Crews , December 12, 1879 - November 12, 1942 ) is an American actress.
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| Date of Birth | December 12, 1879 |
| Place of Birth | San Francisco , USA |
| Date of death | November 12, 1942 (62 years old) |
| A place of death | New York , USA |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Profession | actress |
| Career | 1884-1942 |
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Born in San Francisco, the youngest of four children in the family of actress Angela Lockwood and carpenter John Thomas Crews [1] . Her acting career began at the age of four with participation in theatrical productions. While studying at school, she temporarily left her career, and in 1898 she returned to the stage again. After moving to New York , Crews joined the New York Theater Guild, and in 1903 made her debut on Broadway . Over the years of her theatrical career, which lasted almost four decades, the actress appeared in forty large Broadway productions, and the role of Abby Brewster in the comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” in 1942 brought her greatest success.
On the movie screens, Crews appeared much less frequently, while starting to act in silent films in 1915. Among her films, the most notable is the role of Aunt Pittipet Hamilton in Victor Fleming 's famous film “ Gone with the Wind ” in 1939 [2] . In addition, she also appeared in the films “The Lady with the Camellias ” (1936), “The Angel ” (1937), “Sisters” (1938), “The Delight of the Idiot” (1939) and “ New Orleans Wisp ” (1941).
In October 1942, the actress was taken to the Leroy Sanatorium in New York in connection with an exacerbation of kidney disease . The next month she spent there in serious condition, and died on November 12, 1942 at the age of 62 [3] . Laura Hope Crews is buried in California at Colma City Cemetery.
Crews' contribution to the American film industry is marked by a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [4] . In 1980, in the television movie "Dumb Lovers", her role was played by actress Audra Lindley .
Notes
- ↑ Notable American women, 1607-1950: a biographical dictionary, Volume 2 by Edward T. James, Janet Wilson James, Paul S Boyer
- ↑ Poseidon's Underworld: Oh What a Character! Part Seven: Crews Control , July 18, 2011
- ↑ "Laura H. Crews of Stage Dies", Page D9, Oakland Tribune (November 13, 1942).
- ↑ Laura Hope Crews . Walkoffame.com .
Links
- Laura Hope Crews on the Internet Broadway Database