Rosamund John

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Rosamund John
Born	Nora Rosamund Jones (1913-10-19)19 October 1913 Tottenham, London, England, UK
Died	27 October 1998(1998-10-27) (aged 85) London, England, UK
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1934–1957
Spouse(s)	Russell Lloyd (1943–1949; divorced) John Silkin (1950–1987; his death); 1 child

Rosamund John (19 October 1913 – 27 October 1998), born Nora Rosamund Jones, was an English film and stage actress.

She was born and brought up in Tottenham in North London and became a popular film and stage actress who was known for playing gentle mannered women. John was twice married, firstly to film editor Russell Lloyd, from 1943–1949, and secondly to John Silkin (1950–1987), a politician, by whom she had one son, Rory (born 1954).

She died from natural causes in London in 1998, aged 85.

Filmography

Secret of the Loch (1934)
Lucky to Me (1939)
The First of the Few (1942) (titled Spitfire in the USA)
The Gentle Sex (1943)
The Lamp Still Burns (1943)
Tawny Pipit (1944)
The Way to the Stars (1945)
Green for Danger (1946)
The Upturned Glass (1947)
Fame is the Spur (1947)
When the Bough Breaks (1947)
No Place for Jennifer (1949)
She Shall Have Murder (1950)
Never Look Back (1952)
Street Corner (1953)
Operation Murder (1954)

Sources

Halliwell, Leslie and John Walker. Halliwell's Who's who in the Movies. Harper Resource, 2001. ISBN 0-06-093507-3.

External links

Rosamund John at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 29743001 LCCN: no2007033105 BNF: cb14190760j

Persondata
Name	John, Rosamund
Alternative names	Jones, Nora Rosamund
Short description	Actress
Date of birth	19 October 1913
Place of birth	Tottenham, London, England, UK
Date of death	27 October 1998
Place of death	London, England, UK

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