Beatrix Thomson (1900–1986) was a British

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. She also made a handful of appearances in film and television. A graduate of

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, she made her West End debut in John Galsworthy's '' Loyalties'' in 1922. She was married to the actor Claude Rains from 1924 to 1935. Her film roles include

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in '' Dreyfus'' (1931) and the title role in

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'' (1936). She also wrote several works for the stage.

Selected stage credits

* '' Loyalties'' by John Galsworthy (1922) * ''

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'' by

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(1925) * '' Three Sisters'' by Anton Chekhov (1926) * '' The Berg'' by

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(1929) * '' The Way Out'' by

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(1930)

Selected filmography

* '' Dreyfus'' (1931) * ''

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'' (1934) * ''

'' (1936) * '' The Story of Shirley Yorke'' (1948)

As dramatist

*''Special Delivery'', thriller, adapted from a short story *''Set to Music'', incorporating music without becoming a musical *''Woman Alive'', adaptation of Susan Ertz's short story *''Sons of Adam'', dealing with racial tension All four were written by 1938, and at least one, ''Sons of Adam'', was staged in London.

References

Bibliography

* Borovsky, Victor. ''A Triptych from the Russian Theatre: An Artistic Biography of the Komissarzhevskys''. C. Hurst & Co, 2001. * Skal, David J. & Rains, Jessica. ''Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice''. University Press of Kentucky, 2008. * Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

External links

* 1900 births 1986 deaths People from Wandsworth British stage actresses British film actresses {{UK-actor-stub