Kathleen Gibson (born Kitty Stride, 1915-1974) was a British actress who developed her craft in repertory theatre. In 1932, Gibson played one of the friends of the character D'Recamier (

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) in the

Frederick Ashton Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (17 September 190418 August 1988) was a British ballet dancer and choreographer. He also worked as a director and choreographer in opera, film and revue. Determined to be a dancer despite the oppositi ...

ballet "Magic Nights". Gibson was discovered by

C. B. Cochran Sir Charles Blake Cochran (25 September 1872 31 January 1951), generally known as C. B. Cochran, was an English theatrical manager and impresario. He produced some of the most successful musical revues, musicals and plays of the 1920s and 193 ...

, who made her one of ''Cochran's Young Ladies''. On 30 November 1933, she played Ena Hawkins in a production of ''

Mr. Whittington ''Mr. Whittington'' is a British musical with a book by Clifford Grey, Greatrex Newman and Douglas Furber and music by Johnny Green, Jack Waller and Joseph Tunbridge with additional lyrics provided by Edward Heyman. It was based on the tradition ...

'' at the Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow, starring alongside

Jack Buchanan Walter John Buchanan (2 April 1891 – 20 October 1957) was a Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director. He was known for three decades as the embodiment of the debonair man-about-town in the tradition of George G ...

. A review published in ''

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'' in December 1933 said that Gibson "looks pretty in the part of Ena and performs some very neat dancing". The show went on tour and included some weeks at the London Hippodrome Theatre. This led to a film contract. Gibson died in

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in 1974.

Filmography

*''

Mr Stringfellow Says No ''Mr Stringfellow Says No'' is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Randall Faye and starring Neil Hamilton, Claude Dampier and Muriel Aked. It was also released as ''Accidental Spy''. Plot An innocent bystander, who is given a vital secret ...

'' (1934) * '' Born That Way'' (1936) *''

The Last Rose of Summer "The Last Rose of Summer" is a poem by the Irish poet Thomas Moore. He wrote it in 1805, while staying at Jenkinstown Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, where he was said to have been inspired by a specimen of Rosa 'Old Blush'. The poem is ...

'' (1937) *''

The Heirloom Mystery ''The Heirloom Mystery'' is a 1936 British drama film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Edward Rigby, Mary Glynne and Gus McNaughton. After being secretly commissioned by a man to create a replica piece of furniture so he can sell the valu ...

'' (1937) *'' Cross My Heart'' (1937) *'' Bells of St. Mary's'' (1937) *''

Remember When Remember When may refer to: Music * "Remember When" (Alan Jackson song), 2003 * " Remember When (We Made These Memories)", a 1965 song by Wayne Newton * " Remember When (Push Rewind)", a 2012 song by Chris Wallace * "Remember When", a song by Colo ...

'' (1937) *''

The High Command ''The High Command'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Thorold Dickinson and starring Lionel Atwill, Lucie Mannheim and James Mason. It was shot at Ealing Studios and on location on the Gold Coast. The film's sets were designed by the ...

'' (1937) *'' Riding High'' (1937) *'' The Good Old Days'' (1940)

References

* Film Star who's Who on the Screen 1938.

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Kathleen 1915 births British film actresses British stage actresses 1974 deaths