Taylor, Valerie (1902–1988)

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Taylor, Valerie (1902–1988)

English actress. Born Nov 10, 1902, in Fulham, England; died Oct 24, 1988, in London; m. Hugh Sinclair (div.); m. Desborough William Saunders (died).

Made London debut in Storm (1924); other London plays include The Show, Berkeley Square, The House of the Arrow, The Seagull, Call It a Day, The Children's Hour, Dear Octopus, Skylark, Venus Observed, The Happy Man, Mary Stuart and Time Present; made NY debut in Berkeley Square (1929), followed by Peter Ibbetson, Love of Women and The Gioconda Smile, among others; co-authored the film Take My Life.

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