Patricia Marmont Explained

Patricia Marmont
Birth Date:1921 8, df=y[1]
Birth Place:Beechhurst, Queens, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Northwood, London, England
Occupation:Actress, businesswoman, entrepreneur, theatrical agent
Years Active:1946–2004
Spouse:Nigel Green
(1952; ??)

Patricia Eileen Marmont (9 August 1921 – 3 December 2020) was an American-born British actress in Hollywood films and on television, and a theatrical agent.[2] Marmont's best known role was as the Trojan princess Andromache in the 1956 film Helen of Troy. She played Lady de Courcier in The Adventures of Robin Hood episode "The Miser" (1956). In 1961 she appeared in Danger Man in the episode "Name, Date, Place" as Rosemary.

Life and career

Marmont was born in August 1921 in Beechhurst, Queens, New York, the daughter of film actor Percy Marmont. During World War II, she served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and was stationed in England. In 1949, she starred opposite Cary Grant in the 1949 film I Was a Male War Bride, in which she portrayed a lieutenant from Boston, Massachusetts based in England during wartime.[3] For a period, she was married to character actor Nigel Green.[4] The two later divorced, and Green died from an accidental overdose of sleeping tablets in 1972.[5]

She retired from acting in the 1970s and relocated to London. During this period, Marmont become a theatrical agent, working first with Larry Dalzell (1933–2011)[6] for many years. In 1983 she formed her own company, Marmont Management Ltd, and became hugely successful, representing the likes of actors William H. Macy, Guy Henry, Patricia Routledge, Kenneth Branagh, Alex Jennings, and Julia Ormond.

Personal life and death

Marmont had a sister, Pamela (1923–1999),[7] who became a successful actress in her own right. Pam Marmont was married to fellow actor Moray Watson, who died in 2017.[8]

She died at Denville Hall in Northwood, London, England in December 2020 at the age of 99, just 8 months shy of her 100th birthday. [9] [10]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1946Loyal Heart Joan Stewart
1949I Was a Male War Bride Female Reception Officer Uncredited
1954Front Page Story Julie
1954The Crowded Day Eve
1956Helen of Troy Andromache
1957Fortune Is a Woman Ambrosine
1957Scotland Yard (film series) - The Tyburn Case Miss Sims
1957No Time for Tears Sister Davies
1959Suddenly, Last Summer Nurse Benson
1961Mary Had a Little... Angie
2004Fakers Maria (final film role)

References

  1. Web site: Marmont . Patricia E . United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938–1946 . familysearch . November 24, 2013.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20080612082604/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/269887 BFI.org
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/636869487/?terms=patricia%20marmont&match=1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, November 4, 1948, pg. 3
  4. Web site: Hollywood . The Milwaukee Sentinel . April 1, 1947 . March 5, 2014.
  5. Book: The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Brian. McFarlane. Anthony. Slide. 16 May 2016. Manchester University Press. 9781526111968. Google Books.
  6. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/theater-agent-legend-larry-dalzell-205805 Theater agent legend Larry Dalzell dies aged 78
  7. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2017/may/03/moray-watson-obituary The Guardian: Moray Watson obituary
  8. https://www.newspapers.com/image/637120882/?terms=patricia%20marmont%201921&match=1 Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 16, 1953, page 21
  9. https://www.aveleyman.com/ActorCredit.aspx?ActorID=27676# Aveleyman: Patricia Marmont
  10. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/3823356 The Gazette: Marmont, Patricia Eileen