Barbara Chilcott

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Barbara Chilcott
File:Portrait of Barbara Chilcott.jpg
Born
Barbara Chilcott Davis

(1922-09-10)September 10, 1922
DiedJanuary 1, 2022(2022-01-01) (aged 99)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materRoyal Central School of Speech and Drama
OccupationActress
Years active1949–1999
Spouse
Max Helpmann
(m. 1952, divorced)
Harry Somers
(m. 1967)

Barbara Chilcott Davis (September 10, 1922 – January 1, 2022) was a Canadian actress.

Career

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After the war she studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and made her West End debut in 1949. On her return to Canada in 1950, she soon became one of the country's leading actresses.[1] In 1953, with her brothers Murray and Donald Davis, she founded the Crest Theatre troupe in Toronto, which operated until 1966.[2]

Chilcott died in Toronto on January 1, 2022, at the age of 99.[3]

Partial filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Barbara Chilcott
  2. ^ Historicist: Patrick Macnee, Before the Bowler
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