Anne Firth

Anne Heather Firth (1 August 1918 – 16 January 1961) was a British film actress.[1] She appeared in several leading roles in films of the 1940s. She also worked on the West End stage, appearing in the 1937 play Bonnet Over the Windmill by Dodie Smith and in 1939 appearing in Goodness, How Sad by Robert Morley.[2]

Anne Firth
Born(1918-08-01)1 August 1918
Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
Died16 January 1961(1961-01-16) (aged 42)
Farnworth, Lancashire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1938–1960 (film & TV)
Spouse
John Michael Brigstocke
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(m. 1955)​

Personal Life

She was born to Ivan Eustace Firth (1891–1963) and Dorothy Gurney (1890–1965) in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England.[3]

In 1945 she was stricken with paralysis of the spine, interrupting her career for eighteen months. She was unable to walk, but slowly recovered in time to be cast in Scott of the Antarctic.[4]

In 1953, she was injured in a van crash that left her badly disfigured. She was later married to John Michael Brigstocke, a retired naval officer, but left him after only a few weeks of marriage.

She died of an intentional aspirin overdose after losing her job as a bartender due to injuries. [5]

Selected filmography

References
  1. Chapman p.157
  2. "New turns to comedy". The Daily Mail. Hull, England, UK. 13 November 1939. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  3. "Anne Heather Firth 1918-1961". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  4. "Return to health-and to films". Middlesex County Times and West Middlesex Gazette. Ealing, England, UK. 3 January 1948. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  5. "Died of aspirin overdose". West London Press, Westminster and Chelsea News. London, England, UK. 3 February 1961. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

Bibliography
  • Chapman, James. Past and Present: National Identity and the British Historical Film. I.B.Tauris, 2005.


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