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Dorothy Hyson Born Dorothy Wardell Heisen
December 24, 1914
Chicago, Illinois,
United StatesDied May 23, 1996 (aged 81)
London, EnglandOther names Lady Quayle Occupation Stage actress Spouse Robert Douglas,
Sir Anthony QuayleDorothy Hyson, Lady Quayle (December 24, 1914 – May 23, 1996) was an American film and stage actress, born Dorothy Wardell Heisen in Chicago, Illinois. She was the daughter of actress Dorothy Dickson and matinée idol Carl Hyson (né Heisen). She led a successful stage career.
She was married twice:
- The actor Robert Douglas (1936 – 1945)
- The actor and director Sir Anthony Quayle (1947 – 1989); (two daughters Jenny and Rosanna, and a son Christopher).
It is not known whether she ever relinquished her American citizenship and/or became a British subject.
She was widowed in 1989 and died from a stroke on May 23, 1996, in England, a year after the death of her mother, who died at age 102.
Selected filmography
- The Ghoul (1933)
- Sing as We Go (1934)
- A Cup of Kindness (1934)
- Spare a Copper (1940) with George Formby
External links
- Dorothy Hyson at the Internet Movie Database
- Dorothy Hyson at the Internet Broadway Database
- 1921 passport photo of Dorothy Hyson as a child, travelling to join her parents Dorothy Dickson and Carl Hyson
Categories:- American film actors
- American stage actors
- People from Chicago, Illinois
- 1914 births
- 1996 deaths
- American film actor, 1910s birth stubs
- American theatre actor, 20th century birth stubs
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