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Cathleen Nesbitt
English actress (1888–1982)
Cathleen Nesbitt CBE | |
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Nesbitt in 1913 | |
Born | Kathleen Mary Nesbitt (1888-11-24)24 November 1888 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
Died | 2 August 1982(1982-08-02) (aged 93) London, England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1910–1981 |
Spouse | Cecil Ramage (m.Looking for a book by Cathleen Nesbitt?1921) (divorced)[1][2] |
Children | 2 |
Cathleen NesbittCBE (born Kathleen Mary Nesbitt; 24 November 1888 – 2 August 1982) was an English actress.
Early life and education
Kathleen Mary Nesbitt was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, in 1888. She was of Welsh and Irish descent.[3] Her parents were Thomas and Mary Catherine (née Parry) Nesbitt.
She was educated in Lisieux, France, and at the Queen's University of Belfast and the Sorbonne. Her younger brother, Thomas Nesbitt, Jr., acted in one film in 1925, before his death in South Africa in 1927 from an apparent heart attack.
Career
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