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Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie, CBE (/ ˈ k ʌ m p t ən /; 18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978), known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage performances.
Fay Compton (18 de septiembre de 1894 – 12 de diciembre de 1978) fue una actriz inglesa perteneciente a un destacado linaje de actores. Su padre era el actor y director Edward Compton. Su madre, Virginia Bateman, también era actriz, al igual que Viola Compton, hermana de Fay.
Fay Compton (1894-1978) was a British actress who appeared in films, TV shows and stage plays. She was known for her roles in The Haunting, Othello and Laughter in Paradise, and received the CBE for her services to drama.
Fay Compton (1894 - 1978) fue una actriz de Reino Unido conocida por: La mansión encantada, Otelo (Othello), Larga es la noche, Valses de Viena, The Battle of Gallipoli (Tell England), Tinieblas, Risa en el paraíso, London Belongs to Me, Blackmailed y Britannia Mews.
Fay Compton was born on September 18, 1894 in West Kensington, London, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Haunting (1963), Othello (1951) and Laughter in Paradise (1951). She was married to Ralph Michael, Leon Quartermaine, Lauri de Frece and Harry Gabriel Pelissier. She died on December 12, 1978 in Hove, East Sussex, England, UK.
Fay Compton (18 de septiembre de 1894 – 12 de diciembre de 1978) fue una actriz inglesa perteneciente a un destacado linaje de actores. Su padre era el actor y director Edward Compton. Su madre, Virginia Bateman, también era actriz, al igual que Viola Compton, hermana de Fay.
The first ever biography of H.G. Pélissier, satirist, composer and bohemian – one of the most famous Edwardians before WW1. who was a visionary forerunner of The Goons and Monty Python and the first of Fay Compton's four husbands. Recommended in The Times Writers' Favourite Books of 2022 by Quentin Letts.
