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In [[1914]], she played [[Eliza Doolittle]] in the original production of [[George Bernard Shaw|Shaw]]'s ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]''; though much too old for the part at 49, she was the obvious choice, being by far the biggest name on the London stage, and Shaw would have seen it no other way since he wrote the play for her in particular. |
In [[1914]], she played [[Eliza Doolittle]] in the original production of [[George Bernard Shaw|Shaw]]'s ''[[Pygmalion (play)|Pygmalion]]''; though much too old for the part at 49, she was the obvious choice, being by far the biggest name on the London stage, and Shaw would have seen it no other way since he wrote the play for her in particular. |
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In her later years, Campbell made notable appearances in motion pictures, including ''[[One More River]]'' ([[1934]]), ''[[Rip Tide]]'' ([[1934]]), and ''[[Crime and Punishment (movie)|Crime and Punishment]]'' ([[1935]]) |
In her later years, Campbell made notable appearances in motion pictures, including ''[[One More River]]'' ([[1934]]), ''[[Rip Tide]]'' ([[1934]]), and ''[[Crime and Punishment (movie)|Crime and Punishment]]'' ([[1935]]). |
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She and her first husband had two children, Beo and Stella. |
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[[Siân Phillips]] portrayed [[Mrs Patrick Campbell]] in the 1975 mini series ''Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill'', which starred [[Lee Remick]]. |
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Revision as of 14:28, 1 May 2006
Mrs Patrick Campbell (February 9 1865 - April 9 1940) was one of the most successful British stage actresses of her generation.
Early Life and Marriages
Campbell was born Beatrice Stella Tanner in Kensington, London, of English and Italian parents.
Fourteen years after the death of her first husband in 1900, Campbell became the second wife of George Cornwallis-West, a dashing writer and soldier previously married to Jennie Jerome, the mother of Winston Churchill, and widow of Lord Randolph Churchill along with former mistress to Edward VII of the United Kingdom.
Stage Career
She made her stage debut in 1888, four years after her marriage to Patrick Campbell, and became successful as a result of starring in Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's play, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, in 1893.Despite her marriage, she continued to use "Mrs Patrick Campbell" as her stage name.
In 1902, Campbell made her first Broadway appearance in New York City. She would return to perform there on a number of occasions until 1930.
In 1914, she played Eliza Doolittle in the original production of Shaw's Pygmalion; though much too old for the part at 49, she was the obvious choice, being by far the biggest name on the London stage, and Shaw would have seen it no other way since he wrote the play for her in particular.
In her later years, Campbell made notable appearances in motion pictures, including One More River (1934), Rip Tide (1934), and Crime and Punishment (1935).
see also
My Life And Some Letters by Mrs Patrick Campbell.
External links
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