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2 unusual facts about Sybil Thorndike


Sybil Thorndike

They were married in December 1908, and had four children: John (1909–1999), Christopher (1912–1996), Mary (1914–2009) and Ann (1915–1990).

The Prince and the Showgirl

Promising not to tell, Elsie then meets the Dowager Queen (Sybil Thorndike), the prince's mother-in-law, who decides she should join them for the coronation in place of her lady-in-waiting.


Coachford

A character ("Lady Fitzhugh") based on Mrs. Lindsay was played by actress Dame Sybil Thorndike in the 1959 film, Shake Hands with the Devil, which starred James Cagney, Don Murray and Michael Redgrave.

Mabel Tylecote

She was on the (Manchester) Committee of the Free German League of Culture in Great Britain, founded by published by German and Austrian refugee organisations and supportive British groups, including Albert Einstein, the artist Oskar Kokoschka, writer Thomas Mann and actress Sybil Thorndike.


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