Bruce, Tonie Edgar (1892–1966)

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Bruce, Tonie Edgar (1892–1966)

English stage-and-screen actress. Name variations: Tonie Edgar-Bruce. Born Sybil Etonia Bruce, June 4, 1892, in London, England; died Mar 28, 1966; dau. of Lucy (WindhamLukin) Bruce and Edgar Bruce (actor-manager); m. Vivian R. Barron (div.); m. John Redman (div.).

Made stage debut in Improper Peter (1912), followed by The Little Café, Peter Pan, A Dear Little Lady, The Circle, Quarantine, Benediction, Conflict, This Money Business, Elizabeth of Austria, Nine Til Six and Pygmalion; on death of father, became proprietor of the Prince of Wales's Theatre until 1935; made over 30 films, including Derby Day, Spitfire, The Last Waltz, Lilies of the Field, Mannequin and Lucky Girl.

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