Alison Mary Elliott Margaret G...
| Sign | Leo |
| Born | Jul 25, 1863 London, England |
| Died | Jul 5, 1952 New York City, NY |
| Age | Died at 89 |
Alison Skipworth | |
| Job | Actress |
| Years active | 1894-1938 |
| Known for | Grand dames, aristocratic types |
| Top Roles | Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Wey, Senora Perez, Madame Barabbas, Mrs. Martin |
| Top Genres | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Musical, Mystery, Crime |
| Top Topics | Pre-Code Cinema, Alcohol, Book-Based |
| Top Collaborators | Alfred E. Green (Director), Emanuel Cohen (Producer), Ethel Griffies, Alexander Hall (Director) |
| Shares birthday with | Walter Brennan, Woody Strode, Arthur Lubin see more.. |
Alison Skipworth Overview:
Character actress, Alison Skipworth, was born Alison Mary Elliott Margaret Groom on Jul 25, 1863 in London, England. Skipworth died at the age of 89 on Jul 5, 1952 in New York City, NY .
MINI BIO:
Heavy-featured and slightly menacing British actress, Alison Skipworth, was a heavy-weight who looked built for stern dramatics, but more often scored in comedy. She was married to the artist Frank Markam Skipworth, and didn't become an actress until she was 30. She went to America two years later, gradually becoming a solid player on Broadway. In Hollywood from 1930, she never looked her real age and people were amazed to find she was 75 years old when she finally retired. More than a match for W.C. Fields and even Mae West. she had a couple of vehicles of her own (A Lady's Profession, Madame Racketeer) and also played the Sydney Greenstreet role in Satan Met a Lady, the second version of The Maltese Falcon!
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Alison Skipworth Quotes:
Lady Gertrude Allwyn: What is that?
Princess Olga: Why it's one of those things, you know, one of those come-to-you go-from-you things.
Lady Gertrude Allwyn: A concertina. And very vulgar. A definite symbol of the lower classes. Put the thing on the floor and it crawls.
Warden George Waddell: Now, don't take any wooden nickels.
Countess von Claudwig: Ha-ha, what an excruciating sense of humor you have.
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