Valerie Hobson

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Valerie Babette Louise Hobson (born April 14, 1917 in Larne , Ireland (now Northern Ireland ), † November 13, 1998 in London ) was a British actress .

Life

The daughter of a British officer graduated from London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and made her debut on stage and in film as a teenager. At 17 she received a reputation in Hollywood , where she did not find her pleasant artistic work with roles in thrillers and horror films . Her best-known roles during this time were the unhappily married wives of "Baron Frankenstein" (not to be confused with the heroine played by Elsa Lanchester ) in Frankenstein's Bride and The Werewolf of London (both 1935).

Back home she became one of the leading actresses in British cinema and, in her roles, the epitome of the elegant and well-bred English lady. Her successes included films such as Testflug QE 97 (1939) with Laurence Olivier , The Years Between with Michael Redgrave , David Leans Mysterious Inheritance (both 1946), Restless Blood (1947) with Stewart Granger and above all the classic Adelpflicht (1949) with Alec Guinness . In the mid-1950s she withdrew from the film business.

From 1939 until the divorce in 1952, she was married to the film producer Anthony Havelock-Allan , with whom she had two children. In 1954 she married the politician John Profumo (1915-2006), who was appointed British Secretary of the Army in 1960 . During the 1963 Profumo affair , unprecedented for the time , which led to his withdrawal from politics, Valerie Hobson stood by her husband and stayed by his side until her death in 1998. The son David Profumo (* 1955) comes from the marriage .

Filmography (selection)

  • 1933: Eyes of Fate
  • 1934: The Path of Glory
  • 1934: You are the most beautiful woman for me (Two Hearts in Waltz Time)
  • 1934: Badger's Green
  • 1934: Strange Wives
  • 1935: Life Returns
  • 1935: Mystery of Edwin Drood
  • 1935: Rendezvous at Midnight
  • 1935: Oh, What a Night
  • 1935: The Bride of Frankenstein (Bride of Frankenstein)
  • 1935: Werewolf of London (Werewolf of London)
  • 1935: Chinatown Squad
  • 1935: The Great Impersonation
  • 1936: August Week End
  • 1936: Secret of Stamboul
  • 1936: Tugboat Princess
  • 1936: No Escape
  • 1937: gangsters, women and diamonds (Jump for Glory)
  • 1938: Danger at the Doro Pass (The Drum)
  • 1938: This Man Is News
  • 1939: The Silent Battle
  • 1939: The Spy in Black (The Spy in Black)
  • 1939: Test flight QE 97 (Q Planes)
  • 1939: This Man in Paris
  • 1940: Contraband
  • 1941: Atlantic Ferry
  • 1942: Unpublished Story
  • 1943: The Adventures of Tartu
  • 1946: The year in between (The Years Between)
  • 1946: Great Expectations (Great Expectations)
  • 1948: Restless Blood (Blanche Fury)
  • 1948: The Small Voice
  • 1949: Nobility obliged (Kind Hearts and Coronets)
  • 1949: The end of a journey
  • 1949: The Rocking Horse Winner
  • 1952: The Irresistible (The Card)
  • 1952: Who Goes There!
  • 1952: Meet Me Tonight
  • 1952: The Voice of Merrill
  • 1953: Background
  • 1954: Favorite of women (Monsieur Ripois)

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personal data
SURNAME Hobson, Valerie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hobson, Valerie Babette Louise (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actress
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Larne , Ireland , UK
DATE OF DEATH November 13, 1998
Place of death London , England , UK