Gladys Cooper
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1888
- Died
- 1971-11-17
- Works
- 3
Top works
- The chalk garden
- Call it a day
- Gladys Cooper
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Chiswick, England, UK
Dame Gladys Constance Cooper, DBE (18 December 1888 – 17 November 1971) was an English actress whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television. Beginning on the stage as a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she was starring in dramatic roles and silent films by World War I. She also became a manager of the Playhouse Theatre from 1917 to 1933, where she…
Known for
- The Switch — Grand Duchess Ozerov1976
- The Persuaders! — Grand Duchess Ozerov1971
- The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens — Mrs. Ternan1970
- A Nice Girl Like Me — Aunt Mary1969
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- The Happiest Millionaire — Aunt Mary1967
- Callan1967
- The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. — Mama Rosha1966
- My Fair Lady — Mrs. Higgins1964
- The Rogues — Margaret St. Clair1964
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 4
- Total plays
- 5
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Measuring the efficiency of decision making units
· 1978 · cited 21,518x
- Geneious Basic: An integrated and extendable desktop software platform for the organization and analysis of sequence data
· 2012 · cited 17,678x
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,321x
- The american rheumatism association 1987 revised criteria for the classification of rheumatoid arthritis
· 1988 · cited 15,759x
- Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine
· 2020 · cited 13,839x
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Key facts
- Born
- Gladys Constance Cooper , ( 1888-12-18 ) 18 December 1888, Hither Green , London , England
- Died
- 17 November 1971 (1971-11-17) (aged 82), Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire , England
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1905–1971
- Spouses
- Capt. Herbert John Buckmaster ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1908 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1921 ) Sir Neville Pearson, 2nd Baronet ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1927 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1936 ) Philip Merivale ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1937 ; died 1946 )
- Children
- 3, incl. John R. Buckmaster
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Born
- 18 December 1888
- Died
- 17 November 1971
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gladys
- Family name
- Cooper
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Hither Green
- Place of death
- Henley-on-Thames
- Occupation
- theatre manager
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Gladys-Cooper Ggbain (cropped).jpg
Article
Dame Gladys Constance Cooper (18 December 1888 – 17 November 1971) was an English actress, theatrical manager and producer, whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television.
Beginning as a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she starred in dramatic roles and silent films before the First World War. She managed the Playhouse Theatre from 1917 to 1934, where she starred in many roles. From the early 1920s Cooper won praise in plays by W. Somerset Maugham and others.
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1888 births1971 deaths20th-century English actressesActors from the London Borough of HounslowActors from the London Borough of LewishamActresses awarded damehoodsActresses from KentActresses from LondonCommons link from WikidataDames Commander of the Order of the British EmpireDeaths from pneumonia in EnglandEnglish expatriate actresses in the United States