Diana Hamilton was a British

stage actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), lite ...

and

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. Born Lalla Hamilton she married the actor and playwright

Sutton Vane Sutton Vane (born Vane Hunt Sutton-Vane; 9 November 1888 – 15 June 1963) was a British playwright best known work for ''Outward Bound (play), Outward Bound'' (1923), which was filmed twice and was still being performed eight decades after its ...

in 1922, and the following year starred in his breakthrough play ''

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'' in the West End. The following year she starred in Vane's '' Falling Leaves''. Other West End appearances included

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's ''

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'' and

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's ''

For Services Rendered ''For Services Rendered'' is a play by Somerset Maugham. First performed in London in 1932, the play is about the effects of World War I on an English family. Characters *Leonard Ardsley *Charlotte Ardsley, Leonard’s wife *Sydney Ardsley, b ...

'' in 1932. In 1933 she acted in ''Before Sunset'',

Miles Malleson William Miles Malleson (25 May 1888 – 15 March 1969) was an English actor and dramatist, particularly remembered for his appearances in British comedy films of the 1930s to 1960s. Towards the end of his career he also appeared in cameo roles i ...

's English-language version of the German play ''Vor Sonnenaufgang'' by

Gerhart Hauptmann Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann (; 15 November 1862 – 6 June 1946) was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He recei ...

. She later wrote or co-wrote several stage plays. She was the sister of the writer Patrick Hamilton, whose career was boosted by an early recommendation by his brother-in-law Sutton Vane.Harding p.6

References

Bibliography

* Harding, John. ''Patrick Hamilton: His Life and Work : a Critical Study''. Greenwich Exchange, 2007. * Wearing, J. P. ''The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.

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