Jeanne Stuart
Jeanne Stuart (13 August 1908 – 12 February 2003), born Ivy Sweet, was a British stage and film actress.
Jeanne Stuart | |
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| Born | Ivy Sweet 13 August 1908 Hampstead, London, England, UK |
| Died | 12 February 2003 (aged 94) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1931–1953 |
| Spouse(s) | Bernard Docker (1933–1935) (divorced) Baron Eugène Daniel de Rothschild (1952–1976) (his death) |
Using the stage name Jeanne Stuart, she performed on the London stage, on Broadway, and in motion pictures. She made her motion picture debut in 1931 and went on to perform and star in more than twenty films. Her West End stage appearances included Walter C. Hackett's Road House (1932), Afterwards (1933) and Espionage (1935). In 1945 she appeared in the hit musical Under the Counter alongside Cicely Courtneidge.
She was married in 1933 to businessman Bernard Docker but their union lasted only a few months. Docker's disapproving father had her followed by private detectives; on discovering her association with actor David Hutcheson, allegedly involving 'circumstances which left no doubt of their adultery',[1] Docker divorced her.[2]
After World War II, she moved to the United States, taking up residence on Long Island. She met Baron Eugène Daniel von Rothschild, a member of the Rothschild family and grandson of Salomon Mayer von Rothschild of the Rothschild banking family of Austria. They married in 1952, after which she gave up her acting career. For a time, she and her husband lived in New York City and Long Island but eventually made their permanent home in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Baroness Jeanne de Rothschild died in Monte Carlo in 2003.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1931 | Creeping Shadows | Olga Hoyt | |
| 1931 | A Safe Affair | Olga Delgaroff | |
| 1931 | Mischief | Eleanor Bingham | |
| 1932 | Once Bitten | Alicia | |
| 1932 | Life Goes On | Clare Armore | |
| 1932 | White Face | Gloria Gaye | |
| 1932 | Leap Year | Angela Mallard | |
| 1933 | The Shadow | Moya Silverton | |
| 1933 | The Medicine Man | Flossie | |
| 1934 | The Great Defender | Phyllis Ware | |
| 1934 | The King of Paris | Yvonne | |
| 1934 | Bella Donna | Zoe Harwich | |
| 1935 | My Heart is Calling | Margot | |
| 1935 | Death on the Set | Blanche | |
| 1936 | Forget Me Not | Olga Desmond | |
| 1937 | Kathleen Mavourneen | Barbara Fitzpatrick | |
| 1938 | Bank Holiday | Miss Mayfair | |
| 1939 | Old Mother Riley Joins Up | Nurse Wilson | |
| 1939 | The Mysterious Mr. Davis | Anita Goldenburg | |
| 1948 | Bonnie Prince Charlie | Elspeth Patterson | |
| 1953 | Twice Upon a Time | Mrs. Jamieson |
References
- "Gave back the yacht, kept the Baron". 25 February 2003.
- Martin, Douglas (24 February 2003). "Jeanne de Rothschild, 94, Who Came From Stage, Dies". The New York Times. New York, NY USA. Obituaries. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
In 1934, she married the industrialist Bernard Dudley Docker. Mr. Docker's father was so upset that he hired private detectives to track his son's new wife. The son divorced her after discovering her with the actor David Hutcheson.