Addams, Dawn (1930–1985)

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Addams, Dawn (1930–1985)

English actress. Born Dawn Addams in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, Sep 21, 1930; died of cancer May 7, 1985, in London; dau. of Ethel Mary (Hickie) and James Ramage Addams; educated in India, England, and California; trained for stage at RADA; married Prince Vittorio Massimo, 1954 (div. 1971); married James White (businessman), 1974; children: (1st m.) Prince Stefano.

Made professional debut in London as Amy Spettigue in Charley's Aunt (1949); best remembered for role opposite Charlie Chaplin in A King in New York (1957); abandoned Hollywood career for marriage to Italy's Prince Vittorio Massimo, though she continued to appear in European films as well as on London stage and tv; films include Night into Morning (1951), Plymouth Adventure (1952), Young Bess (1953), The Moon is Blue (1953), The Robe (1953), The Silent Enemy (1958), Come Fly with Me (1963), and The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse.

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