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London, England, UK
Hermione Gingold (9 December 1897 – 24 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric persona, an image enhanced by her sharp nose and chin, as well as her deepening voice, a result of vocal nodes which her mother reportedly encouraged her not to remove. She starred on stage, on radio, in films, on television, and in recordings. She also appeared on the NBC interview…
Known for
- Garbo Talks — Elizabeth Rennick1984
- How to Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days — Miss Sandwich1984
- Amy and the Angel — Pincus1982
- Hotel — Felicity1982
- Death Brings Roses — Madame Germaine1981
- Trapper John, M.D.1979
- A Little Night Music — Madame Armfeldt1977
- Simple Gifts — Narrator (segment "The Great Frost") (voice)1977
- That's Entertainment, Part II — (archive footage)1976
- Tubby the Tuba — Ms. Squeek (voice)1975
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Key facts
- Born
- Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold , ( 1897-12-09 ) 9 December 1897, Maida Vale , London, England
- Died
- 24 May 1987 (1987-05-24) (aged 89), New York City, U.S.
- Resting place
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale, California , U.S.
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1909–1984
- Spouses
- Michael Joseph ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1918 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1926 ) Eric Maschwitz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1926 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1945 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Eric Maschwitz
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Hermione Gingold (1973) by Allan Warren.jpg
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- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1897-12-09
- date of death
- 1987-05-24
- Commons category
- Hermione Gingold
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1909-00-00
- end of work period
- 1977-00-00
- P12749
- Stezzano
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Encyclopedic overview
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (/ˈɡɪŋɡoʊld/; 9 December 1897 – 24 May 1987) was an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric character. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodules on her vocal cords she developed in the 1920s and early 1930s.
After success as a child actress, she established a stage career spanning comedy, drama, experimental theatre, and radio broadcasting. Finding her milieu in revue, she played from the 1930s to the 1950s, co-starring several times with the English actress Hermione Baddeley. Later she played formidable elders in the film and stage musicals Gigi (1958), Bell, Book and Candle (1958), The Music Man (1962), and A Little Night Music (1977).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hermione Gingold” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.