Dorothy Hyson
| Dorothy Hyson | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Dorothy Wardell Heisen December 24, 1914 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Died |
May 23, 1996 (aged 81) London, England |
| Other names | Lady Quayle |
| Occupation | Stage actress |
| Spouse(s) |
Robert Douglas, Sir Anthony Quayle |
Dorothy Hyson, Lady Quayle (December 24, 1914 – May 23, 1996) was an American film and stage actress, born Dorothy Wardell Heisen in Chicago, Illinois.[1] She was the daughter of actress Dorothy Dickson and matinée idol Carl Hyson (né Heisen). She led a successful stage career.[2]
She was married twice:
- The actor Robert Douglas (1935 – 1945)[3]
- The actor and director Sir Anthony Quayle (1947 – 1989); (two daughters Jenny and Rosanna, and a son Christopher).[4]
She worked at the secret codebreaking establishment Bletchley Park during World War II,[5] and though married to Robert Douglas was visited there by her (later) second husband Anthony Quayle. Quayle recalled that:
- She had gone to work as a cryptographer at Bletchley Park. I went to see her there and found her ill and exhausted with the long night shifts.
She was a byword for theatrical West End glamour and after the war returned to the West End, joining John Gielgud’s Haymarket Company in 1945.[6] She married Quayle in 1947 after divorcing Douglas, and soon after retired from the stage to concentrate on bringing up their children.[7]
She was widowed in 1989 and died from a stroke on May 23, 1996, in England, a year after the death of her mother, who died at age 102.[8]
It is not known whether she ever relinquished her American citizenship and/or became a British subject.
Selected filmography
- The Ghoul (1933)
- Soldiers of the King (1933)
- Turkey Time (1933)
- That's a Good Girl (1933)
- Sing As We Go (1934)
- A Cup of Kindness (1934)
- Spare a Copper (1940) with George Formby
- You Will Remember (1941)
References
- ↑ "Dorothy Hyson". BFI.
- ↑ Sandra Brennan. "Dorothy Hyson - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ↑ Adam Benedick (24 May 1996). "Obituary: Dorothy Hyson". The Independent.
- ↑ "Sir Anthony Quayle, British Actor And Theater Director, Dies at 76". The New York Times. 21 October 1989.
- ↑ "How Alan Turing's secret papers were saved for the nation". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 July 2011.
- ↑ "The Cambridge Companion to Oscar Wilde".
- ↑ McKay, Sinclair The Secret Life of Bletchley Park (2010, Aurum Press, London) pp7,72,306 ISBN 978 1 84513539 3
- ↑ "Dorothy Hyson, 81, Actress in Britain". The New York Times. 28 May 1996.
External links
- Dorothy Hyson at the Internet Movie Database
- Dorothy Hyson at the Internet Broadway Database
- 1921 passport photo of Dorothy Hyson as a child, travelling to join her parents Dorothy Dickson and Carl Hyson