Violet Farebrother Explained

Violet Farebrother
Birth Date:	22 August 1888
Birth Place:	Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Death Place:	Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Yearsactive:	1907–1965
Occupation:	Actress

Violet Farebrother (22 August 1888  - 27 September 1969) was an English actress.^{[1] [2]} She appeared in 25 films between 1911 and 1965, including three films directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, and died in Eastbourne, Sussex.^[1]

On stage from 1907, her theatre work included touring with Frank Benson's company, and playing Gertrude opposite Donald Wolfit's Hamlet on Broadway.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Selected filmography

• Downhill (1927)
• Easy Virtue (1928)
• Murder! (1930)
• At the Villa Rose (1930)
• Enemy of the Police (1933)
• This Acting Business (1933)
• Nine Forty-Five (1934)
• The Office Wife (1934)
• It's a Bet (1935)
• Where's Sally? (1936)
• Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk (1936)
• The Pearls of the Crown (1937)
• Change for a Sovereign (1937)
• It's Not Cricket (1937)
• The Voice Within (1946)
• Cup-tie Honeymoon (1948)
• The Woman for Joe (1955)
• Man of the Moment (1955)
• Fortune Is a Woman (1957)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Violet Farebrother. https://web.archive.org/web/20190209062250/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba382d4e1. dead. 9 February 2019. BFI.
2. Web site: Violet Farebrother – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB. www.ibdb.com.
3. Book: McFarlane, Brian. The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. 16 May 2016. Oxford University Press. 9781526111968. Google Books.
4. Web site: Violet Farebrother - Theatricalia. theatricalia.com.
5. Web site: Hamlet – Broadway Play – 1947 Revival - IBDB. Internet Broadway Database.