Bellew, Kyrle (1887–1948)
Bellew, Kyrle (1887–1948)
English actress and theater manager. Born Mar 23, 1887, in Hampstead, England; died Jan 25, 1948; dau. of Louis Hance Faulk and Charlotte (Harcourt-Bellew) Faulk; m. Arthur Burchier; m. John Beckett.
Prior to stage career, appeared in films; made stage debut as Lady Gwendolen in Raffles (1914), followed by Peter Ibbetson, The Green Flag, The Arm of the Law, Stand and Deliver, Cheating Cheaters, The Knife, Scandal, The Crimson Alibi, The Storm and Tilly of Bloomsbury; was proprietor of the Strand Theatre (1927–35).
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