Ivy Close

Ivy Lilian Close (born June 15, 1890 in Stockton-on-Tees , England , † December 4, 1968 in Goring-on-Thames , England) was a British beauty queen and film actress .

Life

In 1908 the Daily Mirror announced a competition for the title of “most beautiful woman in the world”, which Ivy Close won. She then became a stage actress. Between 1912 and 1928 she played in numerous films. Most of these films were low budget productions that were soon forgotten; an exception was La Roue from 1922. In this nearly nine-hour work, which was produced by Abel Gance in France, Ivy Close played Norma, a young woman who falls in love with her stepbrother.

From her marriage to the photographer Elwin Neame (1885-1923) the sons Ronald Neame (1911-2010) and Derek Neame (1915-1979) emerged. Both worked in the film business, as did her grandson Christopher Neame (1942–2011) and her great-grandson Gareth Neame (* 1967). In her second marriage she was married to the former stuntman Curly Batson .

Filmography (selection)

1912: Dream Paintings
1913: Mifanwy: A Tragedy
1914: The Lure of London
1914: The Girl from the Sky
1915: The Haunting of Silas P. Gould
1915: Darkest London
1917: The Ware Case
1917: The House Opposite
1917: The Adventures of Dick Dolan
1918: The Peep Behind the Scenes
1918: Nelson
1918: Missing the Tide
1918: Adam Bede
1919: The Irresistible Flapper
1919: Her Cross
1919: The Flag Lieutenant
1919: Darby and Joan
1920: The Worldings
1922: What She Justified?
1922: Expiation
1923: La Roue
1927: The cheerful farmer
1928: The hell of the virgins

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Close, Ivy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Close, Ivy Lilian (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English actress and beauty queen
DATE OF BIRTH	June 15, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH	Stockton-on-Tees , England , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
DATE OF DEATH	4th December 1968
Place of death	Goring-on-Thames , England , United Kingdom