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Phyllis Le Grand
Born
Phyllis Le Grand

(1887-11-25)25 November 1887
Lamberhurst, Kent, England, UK
Died15 May 1981(1981-05-15) (aged 93)
Nailsea, Somerset, England, UK
OccupationActress
Years active1907–1925
Spouse
(m. 1913; died 1965)
Children1

Phyllis Le Grand (25 November 1887 – 15 May 1981) was an English actress, singer and dancer who performed on stage and in film from 1907 to 1925.

Early life

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Career

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She is known in musical theatre for The Merry Widow (1907), Orange Blossoms (1922), Nicolette (1925),

She is known in film for Moth and Rust (1921), and 'Orace (1921).

Personal life

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In 1913, at Hampstead, Le Grand married Robert Michaelis,[1] an actor, with whom she had starred in The Count of Luxembourg the year before.[2] Their daughter Rosemary Evelyn Helene was born in March 1914, and became a radiographer.[3] By 1939, the couple had retired from acting.[4]

Michaelis died on 29 August 1965 at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, when his address was given as "Summerlands Nailsea".[5] His widow, Phyllis, survived him until 15 May 1981.[6]

Works

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Musical theatre

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Filmography

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "Michaelis Robert A R and Le Grand Phyllis M" in Register of Marriages for Hampstead Registration District, vol. 1a (1913), p. 1298
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference herald was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Michaelis Rosemary E H / Le Grand" in Register of Births for Hampstead Registration District, vol. 1a (1914), p. 1074
  4. ^ National Registration Transcript Book, Long Ashton Rural dated 4 October 1939 (National Archives, ref. 314/5 WPRF), p. 14: "Michaelis Robert / M / 22 Dec 78 / M / Actor retired / Air Raid Warden ; Michaelis Phyllis / F / 25 Nov 87 / M / Actress retired / First Aid St John Ambulance; PARSONS Rosemary / F / 26 Mar 14 / S / Radiographer S. R. N."
  5. ^ "MICHAELIS ROBERT A R (86)" in Register of Deaths for Bristol Registration District, vol. 7B (1965), p. 42
  6. ^ "MICHAELIS PHYLLIS MILDRED /ABOUT1888" in Register of Deaths for Weston Registration District, vol. 22 (1981), p. 1,174; "MICHAELIS, Phyllis Mildred... died 15 May 1981" in Probate Calendar for 1981 at probatesearch.service.gov.uk, accessed 29 July 2019
  7. ^ Kalmus 1985, p. Dramatis Personae, [1].
  8. ^ Gänzl 1986a, pp. 1059–1060.
  9. ^ MacQueen-Pope 1953, p. 59.
  10. ^ Gänzl 1986a, p. 1080.
  11. ^ Gänzl 1986a, p. 810.
  12. ^ Dietz 2019, pp. 122–123.
  13. ^ Gänzl 1986b, pp. 245, 250.

Sources

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Books

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  • Dietz, Dan (2019). "Orange Blossoms". The Complete Book of 1920s Broadway Musicals (hardcover) (1st ed.). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-1-5381-1281-6. OCLC 1053169623.
  • Gänzl, Kurt (1986a). The British Musical Theatre. 1865–1914 (hardcover). Vol. I (1st ed.). Basingstoke & London: Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0-333-39839-5.
  • Gänzl, Kurt (1986b). The British Musical Theatre. 1915–1984 (hardcover). Vol. II (1st ed.). Basingstoke & London: Macmillan Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0-333-39744-2.
  • MacQueen-Pope, Walter James (1953). Shirtfronts and Sables (hardcover) (1st ed.). Clerkenwell Green, London: Robert Hale.

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