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British actress (1914–2003)

Betty Baskcomb
Publicity still for It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
BornBetty Violet Marie Baskcomb
(1914-05-30)30 May 1914
St John's Wood, London
United Kingdom
Died15 April 2003(2003-04-15) (aged 88)
West Wratting, Cambridgeshire
United Kingdom
Alma materRADA
OccupationActor
Years active1931–1975
Spouses
Anthony Lehmann ​ ​(m. 1940; died 1944)​
Ronald Ward ​ ​(m. 1948; died 1978)​
ChildrenOne daughter

Betty Violet Marie Baskcomb (30 May 1914 – 15 April 2003) was a British actress who appeared in roles for theatre, film, television and radio productions. 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. Her screen debut was in the Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934). Hitchcock insisted she played a part in the remake (released in 1956), and she was flown over to Hollywood for the role, although she was uncredited in both versions. On the radio, she was a member of the BBC Drama Repertory Company from the 1940s through to the 1970s. In 1956 she appeared on stage in Ring For Catty at the Lyric Theatre in London.

Baskcomb was widowed twice, she was married to Anthony Lehmann (1940–1944) and the actor Ronald Ward (1948–1978). She made her last television appearance in 1975, and died in 2003.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1934 The Man Who Knew Too Much The Lawrences' Maid Uncredited
1935 The Passing of the Third Floor Back Minor Role Uncredited
1947 It Always Rains on Sunday Barmaid of the 'Two Compasses'
1952 Tread Softly Olivia Winter
1954 Father Brown French Widow
1956 The Man Who Knew Too Much Edna, the Church Organist Uncredited
1960 Your Money or Your Wife Janet Fry
1963 Dr. Crippen Mrs. Stratton Uncredited

References

  1. "Betty Baskcomb - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. ^ "Betty Baskcomb". Archived from the original on 24 January 2009.
  3. ^ Adrian, Jack (28 April 2003). "Betty Baskcomb". The Independent. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  4. Lentz, Harris M. III (2004). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. Jefferson, North Carolina & London: McFarland. p. 23. ISBN 9780786417568.
  5. Wearing, J. P. (2014). The London Stage 1950-1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Plymouth, UK: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 414. ISBN 9780810893085.

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