Doris Nolan
Doris Nolan (born July 14, 1916 in New York City , † July 29, 1998 in Berwick-upon-Tweed , England ) was an American actress .
life and career
The first success of her career Nolan had in November 1934 with the lead role in the play Night of January 16th by Ayn Rand on Broadway . This demanding performance - when she was just 18, played a femme fatale suspected of killing her former employer and lover - earned her a film contract with Universal Pictures . Probably her best-known film role, she embodied in 1938 as the elegant, but cool and materialistic fiancée of Cary Grant in the classic film The Bride's Sister . The portrayal of Julia Seton was considered convincing, but the film was a financial failure and a longer career in Hollywood did not result for Nolan. In the following years she made a few less well-known films before concentrating mainly on theater work. On Broadway, she starred in the hit war comedy The Doughgirls for two years .
Nolan was married to Canadian actor Alexander Knox from 1943 until his death in 1995 . The couple moved to England in the early 1950s because Knox was suspected of being a communist during the McCarthy era . In Great Britain, Nolan never sought a great acting career, but over a period of 30 years she repeatedly received supporting roles in film and television, often impersonating American characters on visits or trips to England. She played, among other things, small roles in several films by Joseph Losey . Her last role was that of Mrs. Stuyvesant-Oglander in the television literary film Reunion with Brideshead .
The couple's only child was the actor Andrew Knox (1947-1987), who disappeared under unknown circumstances during a crossing on the English Channel . Nolan remained in England even after the death of her husband and child and died in July 1998 at the age of 82.
Filmography
- 1935: Our Little Girl (film appearance not confirmed with certainty)
- 1936: The Man I Marry
- 1937: Top of the Town
- 1937: As Good as Married
- 1938: The Bride's Sister (Holiday)
- 1939: One Hour to Live
- 1940: Irene
- 1940: Moon Over Burma
- 1943: Follies Girl
- 1951: BBC Sunday-Night Theater (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1955: Colonel March of Scotland Yard (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 1956: The Adventures of Robin Hood ( Robin Hood ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1956: The Adventures of Aggie (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1958–1959: ITV Play of the Week (TV series, 3 episodes)
- 1959: Armchair Theater (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1959: Dangerous Business ( The Third Man ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1962: Simon Templar (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1962: BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1963: The Servant (The Servant)
- 1964: Emergency-Ward 10 (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 1966: BBC Play of the Month (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1966: Bindle (One of Them Days)
- 1968: Boy Meets Girl (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1969: Special assignment ( Strange Report ; TV series, 1 episode)
- 1974: 18 hours to eternity (Juggernaut)
- 1975: The Romantic Englishwoman (The Romantic Englishwoman)
- 1981: Brideshead Head ( Bride Revisited ; TV mini-series, episode 1)
Web links
- Doris Nolan in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Doris Nolan | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
- ^ Doris Nolan | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos | AllMovie. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
- ^ Anthony Slide: A Special Relationship: Britain Comes to Hollywood and Hollywood Comes to Britain . Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62846-088-9 ( google.de [accessed October 1, 2018]).
- ↑ Andrew Knox. Retrieved October 1, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Nolan, Doris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1998 |
| Place of death | Berwick-upon-Tweed , England , UK |