Lucy Beaumont
Lucy Beaumont (born Lucy Emily Pinkstone, 18 May 1869[1] – 24 April 1937) was an English actress of the stage and screen from Bristol.
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Born | Lucy Emily Pinkstone 18 May 1869 Bristol, England |
Died | 24 April 1937 67) New York City, New York, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1919–1937; her death |
Spouse(s) | Captain Arthur Douglas Vigors Harris (his death) William Alfred Beaumont |
Biography
Beaumont was educated at a young ladies' college in Bath, Somerset. On the American stage, she played opposite Walter Connolly in The Bishop Misbehaves and Leslie Howard in Berkeley Square. Later she appeared in the film version of Berkeley Square.[2] During the 1914–15 season Beaumont was in My Lady's Dress at the Playhouse in New York. The following season she was featured in Quinneys, for part of the play's run. In 1916 she appeared with Frances Starr in Little Lady in Blue.[3]
Beaumont played mostly mother parts on the screen. Some of her films are The Greater Glory (1926), with Conway Tearle, The Man Without A Country (1925), with Pauline Starke, Torrent (1926), with Ricardo Cortez, The Beloved Rogue, with John Barrymore, Resurrection (1927), with Dolores del Río, The Crowd (1928), with Eleanor Boardman and Maid of Salem (1937), her final motion picture, with Claudette Colbert.[4] Her final professional appearance was in April 1937 on the Robert L. Ripley radio programme.[5]
Personal life
Beaumont was married to Captain Douglas Vigors until his death. She had no children. She died in 1937 at the Royalton Hotel in New York City. She had been in America for twenty years prior to her death.[5]
Partial filmography
- Sandy Burke of the U-Bar-U (1919) - Widow Mackey
- Ashes of Vengeance (1923) - Charlotte
- Lucretia Lombard (1923) - Mrs. Winship
- Enemies of Children (1923)
- Cupid's Fireman (1923) - Mother
- The Good Bad Boy (1924) - Mrs. Benson
- The Last of the Duanes (1924) - Bland's Wife
- The Family Secret (1924) - Miss Abigail Selfridge
- As No Man Has Loved (1925) - Mrs. Nolan
- The Trouble with Wives (1925) - Grace's Mother
- Torrent (1926) - Doña Pepa
- The Greater Glory (1926) - Tante Ilde
- Along Came Auntie (1926, Short) - Aunt Alvira
- Men of the Night (1926) - Mrs. Abbott
- The Old Soak (1926) - Mrs. Hawley
- The Fighting Failure (1926)
- Savage Passions (1926)
- The Love Wager (1927)
- The Beloved Rogue (1927) - Villon's Mother
- Resurrection (1927) - Aunt Sophya
- Closed Gates (1927) - Mary Newell
- Stranded (1927) - Grandmother
- The Thirteenth Hour (1927) - Woman strangled at mansion (uncredited)
- Hook and Ladder No. 9 (1927) - Mother Smith
- Outcast Souls (1928) - Mrs. Mary Davis
- Comrades (1928) - Mrs. Dixon
- The Crowd (1928) - Mother
- The Little Yellow House (1928) - Mrs. Milburn
- A Bit of Heaven (1928) - Aunt Priscilla
- The Branded Man (1928) - The Mother
- Stool Pigeon (1928) - Mrs. Wells
- The Greyhound Limited (1929) - Mrs. Williams - Bill's Mother
- Sonny Boy (1929) - Mother Thorpe
- Hardboiled Rose (1929) - Grandmama Duhamel
- One Splendid Hour (1929) - Mother Kelly
- The Ridin' Demon (1929) - Mrs. Riordan
- The Girl in the Show (1929) - Lorna Montrose
- A Free Soul (1931) - Grandma Ashe
- Caught Plastered (1931) - Mother Talley
- New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1931) - Mrs. Dalrymple - Cleaning Lady (uncredited)
- Three Wise Girls (1932) - Mrs. Barnes, Cassie's Mother
- Cheaters at Play (1932)
- Disorderly Conduct (1932) - Mrs. Fay (uncredited)
- State's Attorney (1932) - Member of the Jury (uncredited)
- The Midnight Lady (1932) - Grandma Austin
- Is My Face Red? (1932) - Geraldine Tucker (uncredited)
- Movie Crazy (1932) - Mrs. Hall
- Thrill of Youth (1932) - Grandma Thayer
- His Double Life (1933) - Mrs. Leek
- Blind Justice (1934) - Mrs. Summers
- Temptation (1934) - Headmistress
- Condemned to Live (1935) - Mother Molly
- False Pretenses (1935) - Miss Milgrim
- The Devil-Doll (1936) - Mme. Lavond
- Maid of Salem (1937) - Rebecca - Nurse (final film role)
References
- "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- "Berkeley Square - New York (1929)". Inafferrabile Leslie Howard. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- Howell, H. Thomas (2014). Eleanor's Pursuit. Archway Publishing. p. 323. ISBN 9781480812147.
- "Lucy Beaumont (I) (1869–1937)". IMDB. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
- Lucy Beaumont on IMDb
Sources
- Lima Daily News, "Along Broadway", 3 October 1917, pg 3.
- The New York Times, Lucy Beaumont Dies; Actress Many Years, 25 April 1937, pg. 42
External links
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