Laura Hope Crews(1879-1942)

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Laura Hope Crews

A messy divorce leaves Mrs. Leslie Carter shunned by Chicago society for being an adulteress and forbidden from having custody of her son. She's determined to return to her hometown in a few years as a success and with enough money to fight to get her son back. In order to realize her plans, she heads to New York with ambitions of being a great actress. Despite having no stage training, producer David Belasco becomes attracted to her and becomes intent on making her a star, as well as winning her heart.

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Lady with Red Hair (1940)

Laura Hope Crews was born on 12 December 1879 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for La chaîne d'argent (1933), Autant en emporte le vent (1939) and Le roman de Marguerite Gautier (1936). She died on 13 November 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.

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Awards
- 2 wins total

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Known for

La chaîne d'argent (1933)

La chaîne d'argent

6.9

Mrs. Phelps

1933

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh in Autant en emporte le vent (1939)

Autant en emporte le vent

8.2

Aunt 'Pittypat' Hamilton

1939

Greta Garbo and Robert Taylor in Le roman de Marguerite Gautier (1936)

Le roman de Marguerite Gautier

7.3

Prudence Duvernoy

1936

Irene Dunne and John Boles in The Age of Innocence (1934)

The Age of Innocence

6.2

Mrs. Welland

1934

Credits

Actress

New York City
6.3
- Apple Annie (uncredited)
- 1941
Au seuil du paradis
6.6
- Mrs. Preston Thurston
- 1941
La belle ensorceleuse
6.5
- Auntie
- 1941
Lady with Red Hair
6.3
- Mrs. Dudley
- 1940
I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now
6.4
- Mrs. Lowell
- 1940
Girl from Avenue A
6.6
- Mrs. Forrester
- 1940
L'oiseau bleu
6.2
- Mrs. Luxury
- 1940
Autant en emporte le vent
8.2
- Aunt 'Pittypat' Hamilton
- 1939
Remember?
5.9
- Aunt Lettie Carruthers
- 1939
Reno
5.6
- Mrs. Gardner
- 1939
La mousson
6.8
- Lily Hoggett-Egburry
- 1939
Quasimodo
7.8
- Minor Role (uncredited)
- 1939
Frou-frou de Broadway
6.2
- Carlotta Salvini
- 1939
La Ronde des pantins
6.5
- Madame Zuleika
- 1939
Thanks for the Memory
6.4
- Mrs. Kent
- 1938

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Personal details

Alternative name
- Laura Hope Crewes
Height
- 1.64 m
Born
- December 12, 1879
- San Francisco, California, USA
Died
- November 13, 1942
- New York City, New York, USA(kidney failure)
Children
- No Children
Relatives
- Earle Larrimore(Niece or Nephew)
Other works
Active on Broadway in the following productions:
Publicity listings
- 1 Portrayal
- 5 Articles

Did you know

Trivia
Perhaps best remembered as Aunt Pittypat in Autant en emporte le vent (1939).

Salary
- Toujours dans mon coeur
  (1933)
  $1,750

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