Casson, Ann (1915–1990)

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Casson, Ann (1915–1990)

English actress. Name variations: Ann Casson Campbell. Born Nov 6, 1915, in London, England; died May 2, 1990, in Hampstead, England; dau. of Sir Lewis Casson (actor and director) and Dame Sybil Thorndike (1882–1976, actress); sister of Christopher Casson (1912–1996, actor), John Casson (1909–1999, actor and producer) and Mary Casson (b. 1914, actress); m. Douglas Campbell.

Made stage debut at the Lyric as Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol (1921); also appeared in Quality Street, The Young Visiters, Macbeth, Jane Clegg, The Roof, The Way to the Stars, Sanctuary, Night's Candles, Mrs. Siddons, Mrs. Warren's Profession, George and Margaret, and as Perdita in The Winter's Tale at Old Vic, among others; often toured with parents and later with her own group; relocated to Stratford, Ontario (1954) and performed there for many years; films include Hitchcock's Number Seventeen.

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