Phyllis Monkman (8 January 1892 – 2 December 1976) was a British

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and

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.Moore p.56 She was married to the entertainer

Laddie Cliff Laddie Cliff (3 September 1891–8 December 1937) was a British dancer, choreographer, actor, producer, writer, and director of comedy, musical theatre and film. He was noted for his versatility. His many London West End theatre appearances and ...

. In the early years of her career, she was often partnered on stage by

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 ...

and appeared in the silent film '' Her Heritage'' with him in 1919. She was also prominent in the cast of the revue ''

The Co-Optimists ''The Co-Optimists'' is a stage variety revue that opened in London on 27 June 1921. The show was devised by Davy Burnaby. The piece was a co-operative venture by what ''The Times'' called "a group of well-known musical comedy and variety artist ...

'' and reprised her role in the film adaptation. After this point she was increasingly confined to supporting

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parts. She was romantically linked to

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Selected filmography

* '' Her Heritage'' (1919) * '' Blackmail'' (1929) * ''

'' (1929) * '' The King of Paris'' (1934) * '' Young Man's Fancy'' (1939) * '' The Good Old Days'' (1940) * '' Carnival'' (1946) * '' Diamond City'' (1949)

References

Bibliography

* James Ross Moore. ''Andre Charlot: The Genius of Intimate Musical Revue''. McFarland, 2005.

External links

* 1892 births 1976 deaths British film actresses British stage actresses Actresses from London {{UK-actor-stub