Dawn addams death
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British Actress Dawn Addams Dies of Cancer
British film star Dawn Addams, whose relatively undistinguished career was highlighted by a leading role opposite Charlie Chaplin and as “the other woman” in the then-morally questionable “The måne Is Blue,” died of cancer in London on Tuesday, her agent told Reuters news service.
Miss Addams, who was 54, went to Hollywood in and appeared in a number of films including “Young Bess,” “Plymouth Adventure” and a bit role in “Singing in the Rain.”
Her first big American part came in “The måne Is Blue” in , a comedy that featured such words as “virgin” and “mistress.” Maggie McNamara and David Niven starred in the picture.
In Charlie Chaplin selected her as his co-star in “A King in New York,” a satire with an anti-American slant made in England after Chaplin left this country because of political and legal disagreements.
Most recently she had been seen in a series of low-budget European thriller films, the most recent of which was “The Vau
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The Dope on Dawn Addams
We first became aware of (or took note of) actress Dawn Addams (Victoria Dawn Addams, ) from her prominent role as &#;Ann, the TV specialist&#; in Charlie Chaplin&#;s A King in New York (). What&#;s not evident from the film itself, for she didn&#;t credit herself that way, that at the time the film was made, Addams was a literal princess. Her husband was Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo, Prince of Roccasecca, a region in Italy. Addams had in fact become a princess even before Grace Kelly had. Unlike Princess Grace though, Addams did not retire from acting &#; the best of all possible worlds.
Addams had been born in East Suffolk, though she spent much of her childhood in Calcutta, India where her father, an RAF officer, was stationed. She attended schools in England and California (to which she&#;d been evacuated during WWII). At the age of 13 she auditioned for the role of the older sister in National Velvet, but didn&#;t get the part. She lat
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Dawn Addams
English actress (–)
For the American legislator, see Dawn Adams.
Dawn Addams | |
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Addams with Alan Young in the television show The Alan Young Show, | |
| Born | Victoria Dawn Addams ()21 September Felixstowe, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 7 May () (aged&#;54) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years&#;active | –83 |
| Spouses | Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo, Prince of Roccasecca &#; &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#;Jimmy White &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 2[1][2] |
Victoria Dawn Addams (21 September – 7 May ) was a British actress, particularly in Hollywood motion pictures of the s and on British television in the s and s. She became a princess in (until ).[citation needed]
Early years
[edit]Addams's mother died when she was young.[3]
Career
[edit]Addams' face and physique attracted the attention of talent agents. In December , she signed a seven-year contrac