Fay Compton
Fay Compton (born 18 September 1894 in West Kensington, London as Virginia Lilian Emeline Compton Mackenzie, † December 12, 1978 in London) was a British actress who comes from a family of actors.
Life
Her father, Edward Compton and her mother Virginia Bateman were recognized actor, just like her sister Viola Compton and some of her uncles and aunts. Her grandfather was the Luminarist Henry Compton and the writer Compton Mackenzie was her brother.
Compton had their first public appearances between 1911 and 1913 in The Follies under the direction of HG Pelissier, whom she later married. She attracted attention with various pieces of J. M. Barrie ( author of Peter Pan) and thereby made him known to the London public, most 1920, the role of the Mary Rose. In 1926, she published under the title Rosemary: Some remembrances. Memories of it.
Compton played classical and contemporary roles and had the opportunity to play the role of Ophelia in addition to two of the most celebrated Hamlet - actor, John Barrymore and John Gielgud. In 1962, she played " Marya " in Sir Laurence Olivier's production of Uncle Vanya at the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Compton 's film career is not so far considered as their stage performances, although it has often played significant roles in more than forty films 1914-1970. Their best-known film appearances are Odd Man Out ( " Outcast ", 1947), Laughter in Paradise ( " He who laughs last ," 1951), Orson Welles' adaptation of Othello ( 1952) and The Haunting (1963). In addition to her work in the film and on the stage had also been playing recordings of radio, television and records.
Recognized actors like Alec Guinness, John Le Mesurier Jan Sterling, Sally Gray, Joe Mitcheson and Elton Hayes visited their Fay Compton School of Dramatic Arts.
One of her last major roles was that of Aunt Ann in the produced in 1967 by the BBC editing of The Forsyte Saga for television.
Compton was the mother of British director Anthony Pelissier, from whose workshop the film adaptations of HG Wells' The History of Mr. Polly (1949 ), D. H. Lawrence's The Rocking Horse Winner (1950) and Somerset Maugham's Encore (1952 ) belong. Compton was married four times: The first marriage with HG Pelissier came from her son Anthony Pelissier. Her other husbands were Lauri de Frece, Leon Quartermaine and Ralph Michael. The British actress Tracy Reed is her granddaughter.