Rothschild, Jeanne de (1908–2003)

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Rothschild, Jeanne de (1908–2003)

English actress and baroness. Name variations: Jeanne Stuart; Baroness Eugene de Rothschild; Lady Docker. Born Ivy Sweet, Aug 13, 1908, in Hampstead, London, England; died Feb 12, 2003, in Monte Carlo, Monaco; m. Bernard Dudley Docker (industrialist), 1933 (div. 1935); m. Baron Eugene de Rothschild, Dec 1952 (died April 1976).

As Jeanne Stuart, made stage debut in NY as Judy in Nine Till Six (1930) and London debut as Greta in After All (1931); also appeared in It's a Girl, Roadhouse, Afterwards, Espionage, The Two Mrs. Carrolls and Quiet Weekend; films include Life Goes On, The Shadow, The King of Paris, Bella Donna, Forget Me Not, The Great Defender, Death on the Set, Kathleen Mavourneen and Bonnie Prince Charlie.

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