Pauline Tennant
Pauline Laetitia Tennant, later Pauline Graham, Pauline Rumbold and Lady Rumbold (6 February 1927 – 6 December 2008)[1] was an English actress, poet and socialite.
Pauline Tennant | |
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 Pauline Tennant | |
| Born | Pauline Laetitia Tennant 6 February 1927 London, England |
| Died | 6 December 2008 (aged 81) |
| Other names | Pauline Graham Pauline Rumbold Lady Rumbold |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Poet and Socialite |
| Years active | 1943-1949 |
| Spouse(s) | Julian Pitt-Rivers (1946-1953) Euan Douglas Graham (1954-1970) Sir Anthony Rumbold (1974-1983) |
| Children | Andrew Graham |
| Parent(s) | David Pax Tennant Hermione Baddeley |
| Relatives | Angela Baddeley (aunt) David Tennant (Brother) |
Family
Born into an aristocratic family, she was the daughter of David Pax Tennant and Hermione Baddeley. She was married three times, to Julian Pitt-Rivers (1946–53); Euan Douglas Graham, grandson of the fifth Duke of Montrose (from 1954-70); and then Sir Anthony Rumbold (1974–83).[1]
Stage and screen
Tennant played on the West End stage in Ben Travers' She Followed Me About (1943) and alongside Fay Compton in No Medals (1947). She also appeared in two films: Great Day (1945, screen debut) and The Queen of Spades (1949).[2]
In an obituary for The Independent, the writer Philip Hoare described Tennant as "a true bohemian aristocrat – a tension of qualities that were literally in her genes."[3] During her younger years she was often seen at the bar of the prestigious Ritz, London.[4]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Great Day | Vicky Calder | |
| 1949 | The Queen of Spades | Young Countess | (final film role) |
Bibliography
- Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh; Watkin, David (1980). The London Ritz: a social and architectural history. Aurum. ISBN 978-0-906053-01-0.
References
- Goldman, Lawrence (2013). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 2005–2008. Oxford: OUP Oxford. p. 1101. ISBN 978-0199-67154-0.
- "Obituaries: Lady Rumbold". telegraph.co.uk. The Telegraph. 17 December 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- "Pauline, Lady Rumbold: Actress and poet born into bohemian high society". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- Montgomery-Massingberd & Watkin 1980, pp. 115–16.