Hyson, Dorothy (1914–1996)
Hyson, Dorothy (1914–1996)
American-born stage and screen actress. Born Dorothy Wardell Heisen, Dec 24, 1914, in Chicago, IL; died May 23, 1996, in London, England; dau. of Carl Heisen and Dorothy Dickson (1883–1995, actress); attended RADA; m. Robert Douglas, 1936 (div. 1945); m. Anthony Quayle (actor), 1947 (died 1989).
As a child, made stage debut in London in Quality Street (1927), followed by The Young Visiters, Flies in the Sun, Saturday's Children, Touch Wood, Pride and Prejudice, To Have and to Hold, Three Blind Mice, Only Yesterday, and the title role in Lady Windermere's Fan (which ran over a year); made NY debut in Most of the Game (1935); films include A Cup of Kindness, You Will Remember and Spare a Copper.
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