Chester, Betty (1895–1943)
Chester, Betty (1895–1943)
English actress and singer. Born Oct 12, 1895, in Torquay, Devon, England; died Jan 11, 1943, in Lisbon, Portugal.
Made stage debut with Clive Currie's Young Shakespearean Players (1914); plays include Smile (revue), Sylvia's Lovers, The Knight of the Burning Pestle, The Rebel Maid, Love's Awakening, Leap Year, By the Way, The Co-Optimists (in which she sang "Pig Tail Alley"), My Son John, The Bow-Wows and The Clandestine Marriage; films include Tell Me Tonight.
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