Lillian Kemble-Cooper

Lillian Kemble-Cooper

Birth : 1892-03-21,

Death : 1977-03-04

History

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Kemble-Cooper (March 21, 1892 in London, England – May 4, 1977 in Los Angeles, USA) was a British actress. Lillian Kemble-Cooper was a member of the Kemble family, a family of English actors, who reigned over the British stage for decades. She was born as a daughter of stage actor Frank Kemble-Cooper. Her younger brother Anthony Kemble-Cooper (1904-2000) and her elder sister Violet Kemble-Cooper (1886-1961) also worked as actors. Between 1906 and 1950 she had 17 Broadway appearances, in 1919 she appeared in the original Hitchy-Koo. Later in her career she became a film actress and appeared in about 20 films, mostly in minor supporting roles. In Hollywood, Kemble-Cooper portrayed mostly aristocrats, spinsters and servants. She is perhaps best-remembered for her short appearance as Bonnie Blue Butler's nurse in London in Gone with the Wind, the only non-American character in the film. Lillian Kemble-Cooper was married three times. Her first husband was actor and writer Charles Mackay. Her second was former World War I Pilot and writer, Louis Bernheimer. Her last husband was actor Guy Bates Post, the marriage lasted for over thirty years until his death in 1968. She died on May 4, 1977 in Los Angeles. She is buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Profile

Lillian Kemble-Cooper

Movies

My Fair Lady
Lady Ambassador (uncredited)
A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
The King's Thief
Mrs. Fell
An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.
Lady with Red Hair
London Party Guest (uncredited)
An actress hopes to regain her lost son by making it to the top.
Gone with the Wind
Bonnie's Nurse in London
The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.
We Are Not Alone
Mrs. Stacey
A British doctor and his son's Austrian governess have an affair and are accused of killing his wife.
Ready, Willing and Able
Mrs. Buffington
Two starving songwriters will only get funding if they get British actress Jane Clarke to star in their show.
A Woman Rebels
Lady Rinlake (uncredited)
A Victorian-era woman struggles to break free of the moral codes established by society and enforced by her father.
The White Angel
Parthenope Nightingale
In mid-nineteenth century England the medical establishment does not recognize the value of skilled nurses, cleanliness, nutrition and kindness. Florence Nightingale's heroic measures slowly changes all of this.
Three Live Ghosts
Lady Brockton
Three WWI veterans thought long dead turn out to be still alive and return home - much to the consternation of their friends and family.
Personal Maid's Secret
Mrs. Palmer
A longtime maid for New York socialites watches from afar as the daughter she once gave up is raised by others. Director Arthur Greville Collins' 1935 film stars Ruth Donnelly, Anita Louise, Margaret Lindsay, Warren Hull, Frank Albertson, Arthur Treacher, Ronnie Crosby, Henry O'Neill, Lillian Kemble Cooper and Gordon Elliott.