Renée Houston

Renee Houston was a Music Hall & Revie artist who acted in supporting role in films & TV.

Biography

Reneé Houston was born on the 24 July 1902 in Johnstone, Scotland Her actual name was Katherina Houston Gibbin. She performed in Music Halls and reviews with her sister Billie Houston as the Houston Sisters.

In 1926, the sisters made a short musical film, the script of which Reneé had written. It was produced in black & white by Lee de Forest, whose process, Phonofilm, enabled a sund movie to be made, in this case, ayear before The Jazz Singer.

Reneé Houston married three times, the second was to Patrick Ahearne, the brother of Brian Ahearn. Her third husband was Donald Stewart.

She wrote an autobiograph in 1974 entitled "Don't Fence Me In".

She died in London at he age of 77 on 9 February 1980.

Major films

Blighty - 1927
Happy Days are Here Again - 1936
Old Bill & Son - 1941
Lady Godiva Rides Again - 1951
The Belles of St Trinian's - 1954
A Town Like Alice - 1956
The Adventures of Robin Hood - 1958
No My Darling Daughter - 1961
Phantom of the Opera - 1962
Nurse on Wheels - 1963
Carry On at Your Convienience - 1971

TV series she appeared in

Reference

"Halliway's Who's Who in the Movies" - published by Harper-Collins - ISBN 0-06-093507-3