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Betty Compton
ActorBorn 1906, died 1944On stage 1924 to 19297 productions on this page
Betty Compton (born Violet Halling Compton; May 13, 1906 – July 12, 1944), was an English actress and singer, who married New York City mayor Jimmy Walker in 1933. Compton was born Violet Halling Compton in Sandown, Isle of Wight. She moved to Canada with her parents when she was seven years old. She studied singing in New York City with Estelle Liebling. A member of the Ziegfeld Follies, she appeared in the original stage production of Funny Face (1927) alongside Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire, as well as Oh, Kay! in 1926. Compton married film dialog director Edward D. Dowling on February 16, 1931, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and they were divorced in that city on March 20, 1931. She had receive…
On stage
7 productions, 5 yearsWorked with more than once
12 names- Victor Moore 3 productions
- Jack Fraley 3 productions
- Tom Martin 2 productions
- Ruth Sato 2 productions
- Polly Williams 2 productions
- Peggy Quinn 2 productions
- Pansy Maness 2 productions
- Ona Hamilton 2 productions
- Maxine Marshall 2 productions
- Marie Otto 2 productions
- Marcia Bell 2 productions
- Lionel Maclyn 2 productions
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