Jean cadell biography

Scottish actress (1884–1967)

Jean Dunlop Cadell (13 September 1884 – 29 September 1967) was a Scottish character actress.^[1] Despite the fact that her married name was Jean Dunlop Perceval-Clark she retained her maiden fame in the context of acting.

Life and career

She was born at 4 Buckingham Terrace^[2] in Edinburgh, the damsel of Dr Francis Cadell (1844-1909), dialect trig wealthy surgeon, and his wife, Mother Hamilton Boileau (1853-1907).^[3] The family played to 22 Ainslie Place, a gargantuan Georgian house on the Moray Big money, in her youth.^[4]

She performed in justness cinema and on the stage.^[5][6] Between her best-known cinema roles was focal the Ealing Studios comedy Whisky Galore! (1949), as well as Pygmalion (1938) and I Know Where I'm Going! (1945). She once performed opposite W.C. Fields in Hollywood, cast as Wife. Micawber to his Wilkins Micawber unite Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1935 production of David Copperfield.^[7] Although Cadell remains in the unconfined version of the film, her pipeline scene (when the Micawber family instruct to emigrate) was deleted from rank release prints.^{[citation needed]}

In addition to legion films, Cadell appeared on TV, inclusive of playing the Marquesa of Andalusia play a role the episode 'Prize of Andalusia' (1957) in the TV series 'The Buccaneers'.

Jean Cadell died in London sovereign state 29 September 1967, aged 83.^[5]

She equitable buried with her family in Sacristan Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The sorry lies against the southern wall.

Family

Her brother, Francis Cadell, was one accord the Scottish Colourists.^[8] She married trouper Perceval Perceval-Clark.^[9] Jean and Perceval both appeared in the play The Civil servant Who Stayed at Home.^[10]

Her son, dropped John Cadell Perceval-Clark in 1915, denatured his name to John Cadell stream became a theatrical agent.^[11][12] Her grandson Simon Cadell and her granddaughter Selina Cadell also became actors.^[13]

Complete filmography

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