Betty Lawford Explained

Betty Lawford
Birth Date:1 February 1912
Birth Place:London, England, UK
Death Place:New York City
Nationality:British
Years Active:1929-1947
Spouse:Monta Bell (1931-37; divorced)
Burton "Barry" Buchanan (1955-60; her death)
Parents:Ernest Lawford
Janet Slater Lawford

Betty Lawford (February 1, 1912 – November 20, 1960) was a United States-based English film and stage actress.

Her parents, Ernest Lawford[1] and Janet Slater Lawford, were also actors, and she was a cousin of the actor Peter Lawford.

Lawford's stage debut came in a Players' Club production of Henry IV. She followed this role with appearances in Julius Caesar and The Lady Lies. Her Broadway credits include Glamour Preferred (1940), Walk With Music (1940), The Women (1936), There's Wisdom in Women (1935), Heat Wave (1931), The Lady Lies (1928), and King Henry IV, Part I (1926).[2]

She briefly was married to the American actor-director Monta Bell.

She died at Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, following an illness of three weeks.

Filmography

Notes and References

  1. News: Really Wanted, Betty Lawford Heeded Coaxing. November 29, 1936. The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 28, 2018. Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. 38. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Betty Lawford . Internet Broadway Database . The Broadway League . 29 August 2018 . https://archive.today/20180829014519/https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/betty-lawford-49079 . 29 August 2018.