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Violet Heming (27 January 1895 – 4 July 1981) was an English stage and screen actress. Her name sometimes appeared as Violet Hemming in newspapers.[1][2]
Violet Heming | |
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Born | Violet Hemming 27 January 1895 Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
Died | 4 July 1981 86) New York City, U.S. | (aged
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1908-1955 |
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Born Violet Hemming in Leeds, Yorkshire, she was the daughter of Alfred Hemming - who appeared in silent films - and Mabel Allen.
Heming began a stage career in 1908, appearing as Carrie Crews in Fluffy Ruffles.[3] In 1917 she created the title role in the premiere of Frederick J. Jackson's Losing Eloise (later retitled The Naughty Wife) at Broadway's Harris Theatre.[4] She appeared in her first motion picture, a short film for Thanhouser Film Company, in 1910. In 1913, she appeared with George Arliss in the play Disraeli.[citation needed]
In September 1925, Variety reported that Heming would appear in a "playlet" for the De Forest Phonofilm sound-on-film system.[citation needed]
Heming starred as the lead in The Getaway, a play written by Charles King Van Riper, which appeared at Nixon's Apollo Theatre in Atlantic City, New Jersey in September 1926.[5] Two reviews appeared in Variety one saying "Most of the success of The Getaway is due to the superb work of Miss Heming and a well selected cast."[6]
Though Heming appeared in several films and television throughout the decades, she is best remembered as a dependable Broadway star with a long list of theatrical credits.[7][8]
She died on 4 July 1981.[citation needed]
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