Isobel Elsom

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Isobel Elsom at a young age

Isobel Elsom (born Isobel Jeannette Reed , March 16, 1893 in Cambridge , England , † January 12, 1981 in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California , USA ) was a British actress .

Life

Isobel Elsom, who was born in England, began her theater career in 1911. Four years later she made her film debut in the British silent film A Prehistoric Love Story . By 1964, more than 130 film and television appearances followed, often in the role of the elegant lady from better company. While she often played leading roles in silent films, she later had to be content with supporting roles because of her advanced age. In the late 1930s, the actress celebrated great success on Broadway , including in the play Ladies in Retirement , which was filmed with her in 1941. She made a big appearance in the black comedy Monsieur Verdoux - The Woman Murderer of Paris (1947), in which she is courted as the wealthy widow of a serial killer, played by Charlie Chaplin . Elsom was later seen in several films by and with Jerry Lewis in supporting roles as his comic foil .

After her appearance as Mrs. Eynsford-Hill in George Cukor's musical film My Fair Lady (1964), Elsom withdrew into private life. The actress was married to the director Maurice Elvey (1887-1967) in her first marriage from 1923 , the marriage was divorced. From 1942 until his death in 1958 she was married to the actor Carl Harbord. Isobel Elsom died in Los Angeles in 1981 at the age of 87.

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SURNAME Elsom, Isobel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Reed, Isobel Jeannette
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Cambridge , England
DATE OF DEATH January 12, 1981
Place of death Woodland Hills , Los Angeles , California , United States