Muriel Angelus

Muriel Angelus
Born	Muriel Angelus Findlay March 10, 1909 London, England
Died	June 26, 2004(2004-06-26) (aged 95) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Years active	1928–1940
Spouse	John Stuart (1928–1938) Paul Lavalle (1946–1997) 1 child

Muriel Angelus (March 10, 1909 – June 26, 2004) was a British-born stage, musical theatre and film actress.

Born Muriel Angelus Findlay London, England to Scottish parentage, she developed a sweet-voiced soprano at an early age. She made her singing debut at 12, eventually dropping her surname and becoming a popular music hall performer.

She entered films toward the end of the silent era with The Ringer (1928), the first of three movie versions of the Edgar Wallace play. Her second film, Sailor Don't Care (1928) was important only in that she met her first husband, Scots-born actor John Stuart on the set; her role was excised from the film.

Though in her first sound picture, Night Birds (1930), she got to sing a number, most of her films did not utilize her musical talents. The sweet-natured actress who played both ingenues and 'other woman' roles co-starred with husband Stuart in No Exit (1930), Eve's Fall (1930) and Hindle Wakes (1931), and appeared with British star Monty Banks in some of his film farces, including My Wife's Family (1932) and So You Won't Talk (1935). Muriel received a career lift with the glossy musical London hit Balalaika.

This led to her securing the pivotal role of Adriana in the original Broadway production of The Boys From Syracuse, co-starring Eddie Albert. In turn, she received a contract with Paramount Pictures, but never became a star and is largely remembered solely by the acting buffs and nostalgists. Her last known film role was in The Great McGinty (1940).

She died at a nursing home in Harrisonburg, Virginia, aged 95, survived by her daughter (from her second marriage).

Selected filmography

• So You Won't Talk (1935)

External links

Biography portal

• Muriel Angelus at the Internet Movie Database
• Muriel Angelus at AllRovi
• Muriel Angelus at the Internet Broadway Database
• Muriel Angelus at Find a Grave

Persondata
Name	Angelus, Muriel
Alternative names	Angelus Findlay, Muriel
Short description	actress
Date of birth	March 10, 1909
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	August 22, 2004
Place of death	Harrisonburg, Virginia