Lillian Bond

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Nationality: English
Birthdate: 01/18/1908
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Death Date: 01/26/1991

biography

Attractive brunette British actress who appeared on Broadway in the "Ziegfeld Follies" during the 1920s. Bond specialized in portraying the "other woman" in numerous Hollywood films of the 1930s and is best known for her banter opposite Melvyn Douglas as one of the naive strangers who venture into "The Old Dark House" in the 1932 James Whale classic horror comedy, and as Lily Langtry in "The Westerner" (1940). After her divorce from Sidney Smith, Bond retired from film, returning to play a supporting role in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" (1945) and a few minor parts in the 1950s. Retired for Continued

Credits

Actor
1935
Gladys Perkins (aka Gladys Duquesne)
1932

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Appeared in pantomimes and stage revues in London as a teenager
1924 
Stage acting debut
 
Starred on Broadway in several editions of the "Ziegfeld Follies" and "Earl Carroll's Vanities" during the 1920s
1927 
First film role in Hollywood short, "Lost and Found"
1930 
First feature film, "Sagebrush Politics"
Continued

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