Lucile Watson | |
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Watson in 1953 | |
Born |
Quebec City,
Quebec, Canada | May 27, 1879
Died | June 24, 1962 New York City, U.S. | (aged 83)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1902–1954 |
Lucile Watson (May 27, 1879 – June 24, 1962) was a Canadian actress, long based in the United States. She was "famous for her roles of formidable dowagers." [1]
Watson was born in Quebec and raised in Ottawa, the daughter of an officer in the British Army. Despite his wishes, she traveled to New York City and enrolled in a dramatic school. [2]
Watson was primarily a stage actress, appearing in 39 Broadway plays. [3]
In perhaps her most acclaimed performance, Watson portrayed Fanny Farrelly in playwright Lillian Hellman's anti-fascist dramatic stage play Watch on the Rhine on Broadway in 1941, starring Paul Lukas. [4] Two years later in Hollywood, she and Lukas reprised their roles in the film adaptation, [5] for which Watson received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. [6]
Watson died on June 24, 1962. [7]
Perhaps her most highly praised performance was as Fanny Farrelly in Lillian Hellman's anti-Nazi play, 'Watch on the Rhine,' which starred Paul Lucas and opened in 1941.
Lucile Watson | |
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Watson in 1953 | |
Born |
Quebec City,
Quebec, Canada | May 27, 1879
Died | June 24, 1962 New York City, U.S. | (aged 83)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1902–1954 |
Lucile Watson (May 27, 1879 – June 24, 1962) was a Canadian actress, long based in the United States. She was "famous for her roles of formidable dowagers." [1]
Watson was born in Quebec and raised in Ottawa, the daughter of an officer in the British Army. Despite his wishes, she traveled to New York City and enrolled in a dramatic school. [2]
Watson was primarily a stage actress, appearing in 39 Broadway plays. [3]
In perhaps her most acclaimed performance, Watson portrayed Fanny Farrelly in playwright Lillian Hellman's anti-fascist dramatic stage play Watch on the Rhine on Broadway in 1941, starring Paul Lukas. [4] Two years later in Hollywood, she and Lukas reprised their roles in the film adaptation, [5] for which Watson received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. [6]
Watson died on June 24, 1962. [7]
Perhaps her most highly praised performance was as Fanny Farrelly in Lillian Hellman's anti-Nazi play, 'Watch on the Rhine,' which starred Paul Lucas and opened in 1941.