Rosamund John

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Rosamund John (born October 19, 1913 in London as Nora Rosamund Jones , † October 27, 1998 ibid) was a British film and theater actress .

life and career

Rosamund John was born Nora Rosamund Jones in 1913 in Tottenham, London . She was educated at Tottenham Drapers' College and then attended the Embassy School of Acting .

She made her film debut in 1934 in the adventure film The Secret of the Loch directed by Milton Rosmer. Since 1942 she has been a busy actress in many British films such as Maurice Elvey’s romantic drama The Holy Fire (1943) alongside Stewart Granger , in the crime comedy by Sidney Gilliat Warning: Green (1946), in Lawrence Huntington’s crime film Abysses (1947) at the Side of James Mason , in Daniel Birt's crime comedy She's supposed to have killed her (1950) or in the drama On the Street Corner by director Muriel Box (1953).

Rosamund Johns was married twice. From 1943 to 1949 with the editor Russell Lloyd and from 1950 to 1987 with the politician John Silkin . From this marriage comes a son.

She died of natural causes in London in October 1998 at the age of 85.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1946: Warning: Green (Green for Danger)
  • 1947: The Upturned Glass
  • 1947: Fight for Jimmy (When the Bough Breaks)
  • 1950: No Place for Jennifer
  • 1950: She Shall Have Murder
  • 1952: Never Look Back
  • 1953: At the street corner (Street Corner)
  • 1957: Operation Murder

literature

Web links

Commons : Rosamund John  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biographical data of Rosamund John in: Chronik des British Films , by Jörg Helbig, WVT, Wiss. Verlag Trier, 2000, page 288
  2. ↑ Obituary for Rosamund John in: Variety  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.variety.com  
personal data
SURNAME John, Rosamund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Jones, Nora Rosamund (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England, UK
DATE OF DEATH October 27, 1998
Place of death London , England, UK