Hermione Hannen
| Hermione Hannen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
26 January 1913 London, England |
| Died |
1 October 1983 (aged 70) Shrewsbury, England |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1932-1950s |
| Spouse(s) |
Anthony Quayle (1934–41) (divorced) Clifford Evans (?–1983) |
| Parent(s) |
Nicholas "Beau" Hannen Muriel Morland |
| Relatives |
Nicholas John Hannen (grandfather) Athene Seyler (step-mother) Ariane Mnouchkine (niece) |
Hermione Hannen (26 January 1913 – 1 October 1983) was a popular English theatre and film actress. She was born in London, the daughter of Nicholas "Beau" Hannen, who was also an actor on the stage and in film.
Career
Hannen trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her début as an actress was in Cairo in 1932 during her father's tour of the Far East and Australia. In the 1930s she acted in numerous plays performed at the Old Vic in London, including The Voysey Inheritance, The Rivals, Man and Superman and Hamlet. She also played Ophelia in Hamlet at the Westminster Theatre in 1937 and in Silent Night at St James's.[1]
She also performed in five films between 1935 and 1946.[2]
During World War II, from 1940 to 1945, she was a BBC announcer, and from 1954 she broadcast regularly in plays.[1]
First Name
Hannen's grandfather was Sir Nicholas John Hannen, who served as Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan and also as British Consul-General in Shanghai. Sir Nicholas died in office and marines from HMS Hermione served as an honour guard and pallbearers at his funeral.[3] This is presumably why the name Hermione was chosen for her.
Marriages
Hannen was married twice. Her first husband was the English actor Anthony Quayle (1913–1989) and her second husband was the Welsh actor Clifford Evans (1912–1985), who survived her.[1]
Death
She died in Shrewsbury on 1 October 1983.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Obituary, The Times, 10 October 1983
- ↑ "Hermione Hannen". Internet Movie Database. 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ North-China Herald, 2 May 1900, p.785
External links
- Hermione Hannen at the Internet Movie Database
- Anthony, Gordon (1938). "Hermione Hannen; Anthony Quayle". National Portrait Gallery, London.