Lillian Kemble-Cooper

This article is about the British actress. For the American actress, see Lillian Kemble. For the Australian physician, see Lilian Violet Cooper.

Lillian Kemble-Cooper
Kemble-Cooper during "Our Betters" in 1928
Born	(1892-03-21)21 March 1892 London, England
Died	4 May 1977(1977-05-04) (aged 85) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place	Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Years active	1906–1964
Spouse(s)	Louis Bernheimer (m. 19??; div. 19??) Guy Bates Post ​ ​ (m. 1936; died 1968)​
Relatives	Violet Kemble-Cooper (sister) H. Cooper Cliffe (uncle) Alice May Ellie Mary Taunton (mother) Frank Clifford Cooper (father)

Lillian Kemble-Cooper (21 March 1892 – 4 May 1977) was an English-American actress who had a successful career on Broadway and in Hollywood film.

Biography

Early life

Lillian Kemble-Cooper was a member of the Kemble family from England. She was born as a daughter of stage actor Frank Kemble-Cooper. Her younger brother Anthony Kemble-Cooper (1904–2000) and her elder sister Violet Kemble-Cooper also worked as actors.

Career

Kemble-Cooper first stage appearance was as a member of the chorus in a September, 1914, production of The Chocolate Soldier at the Lyric Theatre, London.^[1] She soon moved to the United States, where she appeared in several Broadway productions. In 1919, she appeared in the original Hitchy-Koo. Later in her career, she became a film actress and appeared in about 20 films, mostly in minor supporting roles. In Hollywood, Kemble-Cooper portrayed mostly aristocrats, spinsters and servants. She is perhaps best-remembered for her short appearance as Bonnie Blue Butler's nurse in London in Gone with the Wind.

Personal life and death

In 1923 Kemble-Cooper married former World War I pilot and writer Louis G. Bernheimer, who died in 1930.^[2] Her second husband was actor Guy Bates Post, and this marriage lasted for over 30 years until his death in 1968.

Kemble died on 4 May 1977 in Los Angeles. She was buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.^[3]

Selected filmography

• I Like Your Nerve (1931) - Condesa Vecchio (uncredited)
• Personal Maid's Secret (1935) - Mrs. Palmer (uncredited)
• Three Live Ghosts (1936) - Lady Brockton
• The White Angel (1936) - Parthenope 'Parthe' Nightingale
• A Woman Rebels (1936) - Lady Rinlake (uncredited)
• Ready, Willing, and Able (1937) - Mrs. Buffington (Credits) / Bloomington (in Film)
• We Are Not Alone (1939) - Mrs. Stacey (uncredited)
• Gone with the Wind (1939) - Bonnie's Nurse in London
• Lady with Red Hair (1940) - London Party Guest (uncredited)
• Rage in Heaven (1941) - Nurse (uncredited)
• A Woman's Face (1941) - Nurse (uncredited)
• So Big (1953) - Miss Fister
• Moonfleet (1955) - Mary Hicks (uncredited)
• The King's Thief (1955) - Mrs. Fell
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1956) (Season 1 Episode 23: "Back for Christmas") as Mrs. Sinclair
• Gaby (1956) - Mrs. Edward (uncredited)
• D-Day the Sixth of June (1956) - British Nurse (uncredited)
• My Fair Lady (1964) - Lady Ambassador (uncredited)

References

1. Parker, John, ed. (1936). Who's Who In The Theatre (8th ed.). p. 451.
2. "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University" (PDF). Bulletin of Yale University (89): 211–212. 1930.
3. Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-7864-0983-9.

External links

• Lillian Kemble-Cooper at IMDb
• Lillian Kemble-Cooper at the Internet Broadway Database