Susan Beaumont
| Susan Beaumont | |
|---|---|
| Born |
26 February 1936 London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Film actress |
| Years active | 1955–59 |
Susan Beaumont (born 26 February 1936) is a retired English film actress who enjoyed a relatively brief film career.[1][2]
Family
Susan Beaumont[3] was born in London and is the daughter of musical comedy actress Roma Beaumont and producer/impresario Alfred Black (who was the son of the producer/impresario George Black).
Career
Beaumont attended RADA but after only attending for one term she left and found a job in a pantomime after which she went on to dance for Norman Wisdom at the London Palladium and in the musical Limelight. She became a Rank contractee at nineteen and starred as a leading lady[4] in many films throughout the 50's including Eyewitness, The Spaniard's Curse, No Safety Ahead and Man of the Moment. She appeared in Nurse as the perky Francis James.[5]
Selected filmography
- Simon and Laura (1955)
- Jumping for Joy (1956)
- Eyewitness (1956)
- High Tide at Noon (1957)
- The Spaniard's Curse (1958)
- On the Run (1958)
- The Man Who Liked Funerals (1959)
- Carry On Nurse (1959)
- Web of Suspicion (1959)
References
- ↑ Susan Beaumont profile at ftvdb.bfi.org.uk
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0064635/
- ↑ http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-actress-susan-beaumont-23-to-visit-british-film-50677839.html
- ↑ http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/news-photo/british-leading-lady-susan-beaumont-who-was-contracted-to-j-news-photo/3308228
- ↑ http://www.carryon.org.uk/irregularly_b.htm
External links
- Susan Beaumont at the Internet Movie Database
- Cannes Film Festival, 1956-Gaumont British Newsreel (Reuters):[1]