Mary Hinton (1896–1979) was a British
stage,
film
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and
television actress. She was born as Emily Rachel Forster to the politician
Henry Forster, 1st Baron Forster and the Honourable Rachel Cecily Douglas-Scott-Montagu, daughter of
Henry Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Beaulieu. She was a great-granddaughter of
Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch. Hinton became a regular British
character actor
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for several decades. In the
West End she appeared in Wilfrid Grantham's ''
Mary Tudor'' (1935),
Rose Franken's ''
Claudia'' (1942) and
Lesley Storm's ''
Great Day'' (1945).
She was married to
George Pitt-Rivers from 1915 to 1930 and had two sons
Michael Pitt-Rivers and
Julian Pitt-Rivers.
Selected filmography
Film
* ''
Once in a New Moon'' (1934)
* ''
Poison Pen'' (1939)
* ''
Gaslight'' (1940)
* ''
Penn of Pennsylvania'' (1941)
* ''
Hatter's Castle
''Hatter's Castle'' (1931) is the first novel of author A. J. Cronin. The story is set in 1879, in the fictional town of Levenford, on the Firth of Clyde. The plot revolves around many characters and has many subplots, all of which relate to t ...
'' (1942)
* ''
Women Aren't Angels'' (1943)
* ''
Broken Journey'' (1948)
* ''
Quartet
In music, a quartet or quartette (, , , , ) is an ensemble of four singers or instrumental performers; or a musical composition for four voices and instruments.
Classical String quartet
In classical music, one of the most common combinations o ...
'' (1948)
* ''
The Winslow Boy'' (1948)
* ''
It's Not Cricket'' (1949)
* ''
Trottie True'' (1949)
* ''
Her Favourite Husband
''Her Favourite Husband'' (also known by the alternative titles ''The Taming of Dorothy'' and ''Quel bandito sono io'') is a 1950 British-Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Jean Kent, Robert Beatty and Margaret Rutherford ...
'' (1950)
* ''
White Corridors
''White Corridors'' is a 1951 British drama film directed by Pat Jackson and starring Googie Withers, Godfrey Tearle, James Donald and Petula Clark. It is based on a novel by Helen Ashton. The film is set in a hospital shortly after the establish ...
'' (1951)
* ''
Something Money Can't Buy'' (1952)
* ''
The Second Mrs Tanqueray'' (1952)
* ''
The Village'' (1953)
* ''
Always a Bride'' (1953)
Television
* ''
Dixon of Dock Green'' (1958, 2 episodes)
* ''
Hancock's Half Hour'' (1959, 1 episode)
* ''
Emergency-Ward 10'' (1960, 3 episodes)
* ''
Probation Officer'' (1961, 2 episodes)
* ''
Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' (1963, 1 episode)
* ''
Swizzlewick
''Swizzlewick'' was a twice weekly 1964 BBC comedy drama series about the day-to-day events of a corrupt local council in a fictional Midlands town.Steve Fieldin''A State of Play: British Politics on Screen, Stage and Page, from Anthony Trollope t ...
'' (1964, 6 episodes)
* ''
The World of Wooster'' (1966, 1 episode)
* ''
Out of the Unknown'' (1966, 1 episode)
* ''
David Copperfield'' (1966, 3 episodes)
Yachtswoman
She was a keen yachtswoman, owning the
cutter
Cutter may refer to:
Tools
* Bolt cutter
* Box cutter, aka Stanley knife, a form of utility knife
* Cigar cutter
* Cookie cutter
* Glass cutter
* Meat cutter
* Milling cutter
* Paper cutter
* Side cutter
* Cutter, a type of hydraulic rescue to ...
''Foxhound'', and participating in the 1956
Newport Bermuda Race
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, as the only lady skipper.
She was the first female Flag Officer of the
Royal Ocean Racing Club.
References
Bibliography
* McFarlane, Brian . ''Lance Comfort''. Manchester University Press, 2019.
* Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014.
External links
*
1896 births
1979 deaths
Actresses from London
British film actresses
British stage actresses
British television actresses
Daughters of barons
Mary
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