Evelyn Laye
actress (1900-1996)
Evelyn Laye, CBE (10 July 1900 – 17 February 1996)[1] was an English actress. Her best known roles were in the 1920s, such as in Phi-Phi (1922), Madame Pompadour (1923), The Dollar Princess, Blue Eyes (1928) and Lilac Time.
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| Born | Elsie Evelyn Lay 10 July 1900 Bloomsbury, London, England |
| Died | 17 February 1996 (aged 95) London, England |
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| Years active | 1915–1988 |
| Spouse(s) | Frank Lawton (m. 1934–1969; his death) Sonnie Hale (m. 1926–1930; divorced) |
Her first husband, actor Sonnie Hale, left her for Jessie Matthews, earning much public sympathy for Laye. Her second husband was actor Frank Lawton.
Laye died in a nursing home in Pimlico, Central London from respiratory failure, aged 95.
References change
- ↑ "Evelyn Laye | British actress". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
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