Heather Grace Angel (9 February 1909 – 13 December 1986) was a British actress. She was known for providing the voice of Mrs. Darling, Wendy's mother in Peter Pan (1953) and Alice's sister in Alice in Wonderland (1951).
Angel was born 9 February 1909 in Headington, Oxford, England.[1][2] She was the daughter of Mary Letitia Stock and Andrea Angel, an Oxford University chemistry lecturer and initially a don at Brasenose College and later at Christ Church. They were married in 1904 and, after the wedding, they moved to the Banbury Road.[3] Andrea Angel's maternal grandfather was an Italian refugee and he was named after his uncle Andrea Rabagliati.
In the 1911 UK Census, the family is shown as living at 17 Banbury Road, Oxford along with three servants. She was the younger of two sisters.
Andrea Angel was killed in the Silvertown explosion in January 1917, and posthumously awarded the Edward Medal (First Class).[4] In his will, he left his wife £374[5] and shortly thereafter, his wife moved to London with the two daughters.[6] By 1929, when Heather was 19, she was already appearing with an overseas touring theatre company managed by Charles Bradbury-Ingles.[7] The same record shows that she was living at 20 Queen Anne's Grove, London W4, when she left.
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Angel began her stage career at the Old Vic in 1926 and later appeared with touring companies. Her Broadway debut came in December 1937 in Love of Women at the Golden Theatre.[8] She also appeared in The Wookey (1941–42).[9]
Angel married actor Ralph Forbes in Arizona in 1934, a union that lasted less than ten years. Angel had acted with Henry Wilcoxon in Self Made Lady (1932) when they were both in Britain. When she heard Wilcoxon was also in Hollywood, she contacted him. She invited him to polo matches at the home of Will Rogers and later taught him horseback riding. They acted together in two other films: The Last of the Mohicans (1936) and Lady Hamilton (1941). Though they remained lifelong friends, they never married. Heather and her husband were both present at the wedding of Wilcoxon to his first wife. They had intended to host the wedding at their house in Coldwater Canyon.[11]
Angel married Robert B. Sinclair (1905–1970), a film and television director, in 1944. On 4 January 1970, an intruder, Billy McCoy Hunter, broke into their home. When Sinclair attempted to protect Angel, Hunter killed him in her presence, then fled. He was allegedly found with a knife and pistol when arrested.[12] The incident is believed to have been a failed burglary. Angel had one son with Sinclair in 1947.
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In 1986, Angel died of cancer in Los Angeles.[13] She was cremated at Santa Barbara Cemetery.[14]
^"Stage News". New York, Brooklyn. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 7 December 1937. p. 9.
^"Heather Angel". Playbill Vault. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ abc"Heather Angel, 77, Is Dead; Acted in More Than 60 Films". The New York Times. 16 December 1986. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^Katherine Orrison and Henry Wilcoxon: Lionheart in Hollywood, p.72
^"RETIRED DIRECTOR IS SLAIN ON COAST; Robert Sinclair Is Stabbed in Home Suspect Held". The New York Times. 5 January 1970. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
^Whitty, Stephen (9 June 2016). The Alfred Hitchcock Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN9781442251601 – via Google Books.
^Wilson, Scott (19 August 2016). Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN9781476625997 – via Google Books.
^"Heather Angel". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
Bibliographyedit
Wilcoxon, Henry; Orrison, Katherine (1991). Lionheart in Hollywood: the autobiography of Henry Wilcoxon. Metuchen, NJ and London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN0-8108-2476-0.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Heather Angel actress news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message Heather Grace Angel 9 February 1909 13 December 1986 was a British actress She was known for providing the voice of Mrs Darling Wendy s mother in Peter Pan 1953 and Alice s sister in Alice in Wonderland 1951 Heather AngelAngel in 1934BornHeather Grace Angel 1909 02 09 9 February 1909Headington Oxford EnglandDied13 December 1986 1986 12 13 aged 77 Los Angeles California U S OccupationActressYears active1931 1979SpousesRalph Forbes m 1934 div 1941 wbr Robert B Sinclair m 1944 died 1970 wbr Children1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Stage 2 2 Film 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 Recognition 6 Filmography 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksEarly life editAngel was born 9 February 1909 in Headington Oxford England 1 2 She was the daughter of Mary Letitia Stock and Andrea Angel an Oxford University chemistry lecturer and initially a don at Brasenose College and later at Christ Church They were married in 1904 and after the wedding they moved to the Banbury Road 3 Andrea Angel s maternal grandfather was an Italian refugee and he was named after his uncle Andrea Rabagliati In the 1911 UK Census the family is shown as living at 17 Banbury Road Oxford along with three servants She was the younger of two sisters Andrea Angel was killed in the Silvertown explosion in January 1917 and posthumously awarded the Edward Medal First Class 4 In his will he left his wife 374 5 and shortly thereafter his wife moved to London with the two daughters 6 By 1929 when Heather was 19 she was already appearing with an overseas touring theatre company managed by Charles Bradbury Ingles 7 The same record shows that she was living at 20 Queen Anne s Grove London W4 when she left Career editStage edit Angel began her stage career at the Old Vic in 1926 and later appeared with touring companies Her Broadway debut came in December 1937 in Love of Women at the Golden Theatre 8 She also appeared in The Wookey 1941 42 9 Film edit nbsp L R Walter Slezak John Hodiak Tallulah Bankhead Henry Hull William Bendix Heather Angel Mary Anderson Canada Lee and Hume Cronyn in Alfred Hitchcock s Lifeboat 1944 Angel appeared in many British films She made her first screen appearance in City of Song She later had a leading role in Night in Montmartre 1931 and followed this success with The Hound of the Baskervilles 1932 She then decided to move to Hollywood She sailed on the Majestic to New York on 21 December 1932 with her mother 7 Over the next few years she played strong roles in such films as The Mystery of Edwin Drood 1935 The Three Musketeers 1935 The Informer 1935 and The Last of the Mohicans 1936 In 1937 she made the first of five appearances as Phyllis Clavering in the popular Bulldog Drummond series 10 She was cast as Kitty Bennett in Pride and Prejudice 1940 and as the maid Ethel in Suspicion 1941 Angel was also the leading lady in the first screen version of Raymond Chandler s The High Window released in 1942 as Time to Kill She was one of the passengers of Alfred Hitchcock s Lifeboat 1944 10 Her film appearances in the following years were few but she returned to Hollywood to provide voices for the Walt Disney animated films Alice in Wonderland 1951 and Peter Pan 1953 From 1964 until 1965 she played a continuing role in the television soap opera Peyton Place 10 After that role she played Miss Faversham a nanny and female friend of Sebastian Cabot s character of Giles French in the situation comedy Family Affair citation needed Personal life editAngel married actor Ralph Forbes in Arizona in 1934 a union that lasted less than ten years Angel had acted with Henry Wilcoxon in Self Made Lady 1932 when they were both in Britain When she heard Wilcoxon was also in Hollywood she contacted him She invited him to polo matches at the home of Will Rogers and later taught him horseback riding They acted together in two other films The Last of the Mohicans 1936 and Lady Hamilton 1941 Though they remained lifelong friends they never married Heather and her husband were both present at the wedding of Wilcoxon to his first wife They had intended to host the wedding at their house in Coldwater Canyon 11 Angel married Robert B Sinclair 1905 1970 a film and television director in 1944 On 4 January 1970 an intruder Billy McCoy Hunter broke into their home When Sinclair attempted to protect Angel Hunter killed him in her presence then fled He was allegedly found with a knife and pistol when arrested 12 The incident is believed to have been a failed burglary Angel had one son with Sinclair in 1947 Death editIn 1986 Angel died of cancer in Los Angeles 13 She was cremated at Santa Barbara Cemetery 14 Recognition editAngel has a motion pictures star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to the film industry Her star is located at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard 15 Filmography editYear Film Role Director Notes1931 City of Song Carmela Carmine GalloneA Night in Montmartre Annette Lefevre Leslie S HiscottThe Hound of the Baskervilles Beryl Stapleton Gareth Gundrey1932 Frail Women Girl Maurice Elvey uncreditedSelf Made Lady Sookey Sue Lee Roberts George KingMr Bill the Conqueror Rosemary Lannick Norman WalkerAfter Office Hours Pat Thomas BentleyMen of Steel Ann Ford George King1933 Pilgrimage Suzanne John FordCharlie Chan s Greatest Case Carlotte Eagan Hamilton MacFaddenBerkeley Square Helen Pettigrew Frank LloydEarly to Bed Grete Ludwig Berger1934 Orient Express Coral Musker Paul MartinMurder in Trinidad Joan Cassell Louis KingRomance in the Rain Cynthia Brown Stuart WalkerSpringtime for Henry Miss Smith Frank Tuttle1935 The Mystery of Edwin Drood Rosa Bud Stuart WalkerIt Happened in New York Chris Edwards Alan CroslandThe Informer Mary McPhillip John FordThe Headline Woman Myrna Van Buren William NighThe Three Musketeers Constance Rowland V LeeThe Imperfect Lady Evelyn Alden Tim Whelan1936 The Last of the Mohicans Cora George B SeitzDaniel Boone Virginia Randolph David HowardThe Bold Caballero Lady Isabella Palma Wells Root1937 Bulldog Drummond Escapes Phyllis Clavering James P HoganWestern Gold Jeannie Thatcher Howard BrethertonPortia on Trial Elizabeth Manners George Nicholls Jr The Duke Comes Back Susan Corbin Foster Irving Pichel1938 Bulldog Drummond in Africa Phyllis Clavering Louis KingArmy Girl Mrs Gwen Bradley George Nicholls Jr Arrest Bulldog Drummond Phyllis Clavering James P Hogan1939 Bulldog Drummond s Secret Police Phyllis Clavering James P HoganUndercover Doctor Cynthia Weld Louis KingBulldog Drummond s Bride Phyllis Clavering James P Hogan1940 Half a Sinner Anne Gladden Al ChristiePride and Prejudice Kitty Bennet Robert Z LeonardKitty Foyle Wife in Prologue Sam Wood uncredited1941 Shadows on the Stairs Sylvia Armitage D Ross LedermanThat Hamilton Woman A Streetgirl Alexander KordaSingapore Woman Frieda Jean NegulescoSuspicion Ethel Maid Alfred Hitchcock1942 The Undying Monster Helga Hammond John BrahmTime to Kill Myrle Davis Herbert I Leeds1943 Cry Havoc Andra Richard Thorpe1944 Lifeboat Mrs Higley Alfred HitchcockThree Sisters of the Moors Anne Bronte ShortIn the Meantime Darling Mrs Nelson Otto Preminger1948 The Saxon Charm Vivian Saxon Claude Binyon1951 Alice in Wonderland Ada Voice1953 Peter Pan Mrs Darling Voice1962 The Premature Burial Kate Carrell Roger Corman1975 Gone with the West Old Little Moon Narrator Bernard Girard1979 Backstairs at the White House Mrs WallaceReferences edit Four Stars in Color Chicago Tribune 28 July 1940 Retrieved 15 October 2010 Minute Biographies Heather Angel Pittsburgh Post Gazette 30 October 1933 Retrieved 15 October 2010 UK City and County Directories 1600s 1900s Andrea Angel Oxfordshire Family History Society Oxford Oxfordshire England Anglican Parish Registers Reference Number BOD203 c 35 London Metropolitan Archives London England London City Directories a b Ancestry com UK Outward Passenger Lists 1890 1960 Stage News New York Brooklyn The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 7 December 1937 p 9 Heather Angel Playbill Vault Retrieved 21 December 2015 a b c Heather Angel 77 Is Dead Acted in More Than 60 Films The New York Times 16 December 1986 Retrieved 15 October 2010 Katherine Orrison and Henry Wilcoxon Lionheart in Hollywood p 72 RETIRED DIRECTOR IS SLAIN ON COAST Robert Sinclair Is Stabbed in Home Suspect Held The New York Times 5 January 1970 Retrieved 15 October 2010 Whitty Stephen 9 June 2016 The Alfred Hitchcock Encyclopedia Rowman amp Littlefield ISBN 9781442251601 via Google Books Wilson Scott 19 August 2016 Resting Places The Burial Sites of More Than 14 000 Famous Persons 3d ed McFarland ISBN 9781476625997 via Google Books Heather Angel Hollywood Walk of Fame Retrieved 21 December 2015 Bibliography editWilcoxon Henry Orrison Katherine 1991 Lionheart in Hollywood the autobiography of Henry Wilcoxon Metuchen NJ and London The Scarecrow Press Inc ISBN 0 8108 2476 0 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heather Angel Heather Angel at IMDb Heather Angel at AllMovie Heather Angel at the TCM Movie Database nbsp Heather Angel at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp Photographs and literature Heather Angel at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Heather Angel actress amp oldid 1209134202, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
