Renee Houston
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Renee Houston was a Music Hall & Revie artist who acted in supporting role in films & TV.
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[edit] Biography
Reneé Houston was born on the 24 July 1902 in Johnstone, Scotland. Her actual name was Katherina Houston Gibbin. She performed in Music Halls and reviews with her sister Billie Houston as the Houston Sisters.
In 1926, the sisters made a short musical film, the script of which Reneé had written. It was produced in black & white by Lee de Forest, whose process, Phonofilm, enabled a sound movie to be made, in this case, a year before The Jazz Singer.
Reneé Houston married three times, the second was to Patrick Ahearne, the brother of Brian Aherne. Her third husband was Donald Stewart (actor 1910-1966).
She wrote an autobiography in 1974 entitled "Don't Fence Me In".
She died in London at he age of 77 on 9 February 1980.
[edit] Major films
- Blighty - 1927
- Happy Days are Here Again - 1936
- Old Bill & Son - 1941
- Lady Godiva Rides Again - 1951
- The Belles of St Trinian's - 1954
- A Town Like Alice - 1956
- The Adventures of Robin Hood - 1958
- No My Darling Daughter - 1961
- Phantom of the Opera - 1962
- Nurse on Wheels - 1963
- Carry On at Your Convienience - 1971
- Legend of the Werewolf - 1975
[edit] TV series she appeared in
- Doctor in the House
- Watch it Sailor
- The Saint
- Maigret
- Z Cars
- Dixon of Dock Green
[edit] Reference
"Halliway's Who's Who in the Movies" - published by Harper-Collins - ISBN 0-06-093507-3
