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Betty Marsden Biography (1919-)

Born February 24, 1919, in Liverpool, England; married James Wilson Muggoch (a doctor). Addresses: Contact--c/o Fraser & Dunlop, 91 Regent Street, London W1, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Female

Birth Details

February 24, 1919

Liverpool, England

Famous Works

• Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
• (Stage debut) First fairy, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bath Pavilion, Bath, England, 1930.
• (London debut) The Prince, The Windmill Man, Victoria Palace, London, England, 1931.
• Pamela, Closing at Sunrise, Royalty Theatre, London, 1935.
• Doris, Autumn, St. Martin's Theatre, London, 1937.
• Vivian Morris, Comedienne, Haymarket Theatre, London, 1938.
• Freda Johnson, Johnson over Jordan, Saville Theatre, London, 1938.
• Old Master, Malvern Festival, U.K., 1939.
• Ellen Curtis, Junior Miss, Saville Theatre, 1943.
• Mrs. Corcoran, Dr. Angelus, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1947.
• Valentine, Don't Listen, St. James' Theatre, London, 1948.
• After the Show (revue), Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1951.
• Airs on a Shoestring (revue), Royal Court Theatre, London, 1953-55.
• From Here and There, Royal Court Theatre, 1955.
• Lady ffoyte-Bowen, Keep Your Hair On, Apollo Theatre, London, 1958.
• Clare Carter, Honour Bright, Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, U.K., 1958.
• Fairy Godmother, Cinderella, Coliseum Theatre, London, 1958.
• On the Brighter Side (revue), Phoenix Theatre, 1961.
• A Thurber Carnival (revue), Savoy Theatre, London, 1962.
• Opal, Everybody Loves Opal, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1964.
• Winnie, Honey, I'm Home, Leatherhead Theatre, London, 1964.
• Salome and Cleopatra, The Overdog, Saville Theatre, 1965.
• Madame Yvonne, The Laundry, and Elizabeth, The Castaways, Malvern Festival, 1966.
• Lady Audley, Lady Audley's Secret, Richmond Theatre, London, 1970.
• Lady Bracknell, The Importance of Being Earnest, Shaw Theatre, London, 1974.
• Mrs. Prentice, What the Butler Saw, Royal Court Theatre, then Whitehall Theatre, London, 1975.
• Mrs. Johnson, Mothers Day, Royal Court Theatre, 1976.
• Eleanor Hunter, No Sex Please--We're British, Strand Theatre, London, 1977.
• Lady Markby, An Ideal Husband, Oxford Festival, Oxford, England, 1979.
• Duchess of Berwick, Lady Windermere's Fan, Oxford Festival, Oxford, England, 1979.
• The manager's wife, Trelawny of the "Wells," Olivier Theatre, London, 1993.
• Also toured during World War II for ENSA in Old Master, Gaslight, and InGood King Charles's Golden Days; appeared in revues at the Irving Theatre Club, 1950-51.
• Credits; FILM APPEARANCES
• Appeared in the films Ships with Wings, 1941, The Lovers, Let's Get Married, and The Big Day.
• Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES
• Appeared on the television show On the Bright Side.
• Credits; RADIO APPEARANCES
• Appeared in the series Beyond Out Ken and Round the Horne.