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Renée Mayer
Renée Gladys Mayer (9 December 1900–14 November 1969) was a British child actress, singer and dancer of stage and film. She was born as Irene Gladys Mayer in Chiswick in London in 1900, the youngest of four children of Mary (1854-) and William Mayer (1854-), a picture dealer. She made her stage début in 1910 as the Pearl Fairy in ''The Goldfish''. She played Hop opposite Barry Lupino as Smilo in ''Hop-o'-My-Thumb, Hop O' My Thumb'' (1911) and Little Peter in ''Passers By'' (1911) by C. Haddon Chambers at Wyndham's Theatre opposite Gerald du Maurier. Today she is most remembered for her performances as Puck in three revivals of ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1912, 1913 and 1914) at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Mayer appeared in pantomimes throughout her teenage years,Renée Mayer (1900-1969) National Portrait Gal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renée Mayer As Hop O' My Thumb 1911
Renée (without the accent in non-French speaking countries) is a French feminine given name and surname. Renée is the female form of René, with the extra "e" making it feminine according to French language, French grammar. The name Renée is the French form of the late Ancient Rome, Roman name Renatus and the meaning is ''reborn'' or ''born again''. In medieval times, the meaning was associated with the Christianity, Christian concept of being spiritually born again through baptism. Renee was among the top 100 names given to girls in the United States in the late 1950s, the 1960s, the 1970s and the early 1980s. It ranked as the 734th most popular name given to American girls in 2008 and is continuing to fall in popularity. Given name *Renée and Renato, British male/female vocal duo *Renée Adorée (1898–1933), French actress of the silent era *Renee Alway (born 1986), American fashion model *Renee Amoore (1953–2020), American health care advocate *Renée Asherson (1915â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |