Hermione Gingold
English actress (1897–1987)
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (/ˈɡiŋɡoʊld/;[1] 9 December 1897 – 24 May 1987) was an English-American actress. She was known for playing loud and energetic elderly women such as in Gigi (1958), Bell, Book and Candle (1958), The Music Man (1962) and A Little Night Music (1973).
Hermione Gingold | |
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Born | Maida Vale, London, England | 9 December 1897
Died | 24 May 1987 New York City, New York, United States | (aged 89)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1909–1984 |
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Children | 2 |
Gingold died from heart failure caused by pneumonia at the Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan on 24 May 1987, aged 89.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Lucus Gingold - Football Coach". Fresno State Athletics.
- ↑ Saxon, Wolfgang, "Hermione Gingold, English Actress, Dies At 89", The New York Times, 25 May 1987.