Betty Lynne (1911–2011) was a British

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. During the late 1930s she played the female lead in a number of

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, several of them for

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Teddington Studios Teddington Studios was a large British television studio in Teddington, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, providing studio facilities for programmes airing on the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Sky1 and others. The complex also provide ...

. In 1939 she co-starred with

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in the thriller ''

Dead Men are Dangerous ''Dead Men are Dangerous'' is a 1939 British noir crime film directed by Harold French and starring Robert Newton, Betty Lynne, John Warwick, and Peter Gawthorne. It was released in the U.S. as ''Dangerous Masquerade''. Its plot concerns an uns ...

''. Lynne was educated at Godwin Girls College in England, a convent in France, and the

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in London. She appeared on Broadway in ''The Animal Kingdom'' (1932) and ''Escape Me Never'' (1935).

Selected filmography

* '' Take It from Me'' (1937) * ''

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'' (1937) * '' French Leave'' (1937) * ''

Patricia Gets Her Man ''Patricia Gets Her Man'' is a 1937 British romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Purdell and starring Hans Söhnker, Lesley Brook and Edwin Styles. The screenplay concerns a woman who attempts to attract a film star. It was made at Teddingt ...

'' (1937) * '' It's Not Cricket'' (1937) * '' Mr. Satan'' (1938) * '' The Viper'' (1938) * '' Wanted by Scotland Yard'' (1938) * ''

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'' (1938) * ''

'' (1939) * ''

That's the Ticket ''That's the Ticket'' is a 1940 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Sid Field, Hal Walters and Betty Lynne.Murphy p.166 It was shot at Teddington Studios. The sets were designed by the art director Norman G. Arnold. Synopsi ...

'' (1940) * ''

Portrait from Life ''Portrait from Life'' (also known as ''Lost Daughter'', and in the U.S. as ''The Girl in the Painting'') is a 1948 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher and starring Mai Zetterling, Robert Beatty and Guy Rolfe. Plot A British Army offi ...

'' (1948) * '' Once Upon a Dream'' (1949) * ''

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'' (1949)

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1911 births 2011 deaths Actresses from Berlin British film actresses {{UK-actor-stub