Beatrice Campbell | |
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Nigel Patrick and Beatrice Campbell in Grand National Night (1953).
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Born |
Beatrice Josephine Campbell 13 July 1922 County Down, Northern Ireland, UK |
Died | 10 May 1979 London, England, UK |
(aged 56)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1946–1955 |
Spouse(s) |
Nigel Patrick (1951–1979) (her death) (2 children) Robert MacClancy (1939–1942) (his death) |
Beatrice Campbell (31 July 1922 – 10 May 1979) was a British stage and film actress, born in County Down, Northern Ireland, UK.
After a distinguished London stage career, Campbell entered film in the mid-1940s. She received positive notices internationally for her performances in Silent Dust (1949) and Last Holiday (1950), with Alec Guinness, which remains her best-known role.
Campbell was married twice. Her first marriage was to Squadron Leader Michael Robert MacClancy of No. 226 Squadron RAF, who died aged 22, on 12 April 1942 at RAF Hemswell when his aircraft crash landed. Her second marriage was to the actor Nigel Patrick in 1951. They remained married until her death in 1979.