Barbour was born in Birmingham on 27 March 1901 the daughter of Horace and Miriam Barbour, her father was an assurance clerk and later a hotel manager. She made her first stage appearance in Birmingham as a pantomime fairy in 1914.[2] She first appeared on the London stage in 1915 at the Gaiety Theatre in the chorus.[1] She appeared at the Duke of York's Theatre in December 1923 in London Calling!.[1] She went to America in August 1924, and appeared on Broadway as Violet Dering in Havoc and Florence Horridge in Sky-High.[1]
joyce, barbour, march, 1901, march, 1977, english, actress, wife, actor, richard, bird, born, 1901, march, 1901birmingham, warwickshire, englanddied16, march, 1977, 1977, aged, northwood, middlesex, englandnationalitybritishoccupation, film, stage, actressspou. Joyce Barbour 27 March 1901 16 March 1977 was an English actress She was the wife of the actor Richard Bird 1 Joyce BarbourBorn 1901 03 27 27 March 1901Birmingham Warwickshire EnglandDied16 March 1977 1977 03 16 aged 75 Northwood Middlesex EnglandNationalityBritishOccupation s Film and Stage ActressSpouseRichard Bird Barbour was born in Birmingham on 27 March 1901 the daughter of Horace and Miriam Barbour her father was an assurance clerk and later a hotel manager She made her first stage appearance in Birmingham as a pantomime fairy in 1914 2 She first appeared on the London stage in 1915 at the Gaiety Theatre in the chorus 1 She appeared at the Duke of York s Theatre in December 1923 in London Calling 1 She went to America in August 1924 and appeared on Broadway as Violet Dering in Havoc and Florence Horridge in Sky High 1 Her later theatre work included the original productions of Rodgers and Hart s Present Arms 1928 and Spring is Here 1929 on Broadway and the musical Ever Green 1930 in the West End 3 4 She also played in the original production of Noel Coward s Words and Music at the Adelphi Theatre London in 1932 5 In September 1945 she took over as Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit 1 At the Apollo Theatre in March 1949 she succeeded Margaret Rutherford as Miss Whitchurch in The Happiest Days of Your Life 1 In 1950 she appeared in Esther McCracken s Cry Liberty 1 Barbour married the actor Richard Bird in 1931 in London 6 She died on 16 March 1977 in Hospital at Northwood Middlesex aged 75 2 Contents 1 Selected filmography 2 References 3 Sources 4 External linksSelected filmography editEnchantment 1920 Sophie Desmond Diamond Cut Diamond 1932 Sabotage 1936 Renee For Valour 1937 Barmaid Housemaster 1938 Barbara Fane Saloon Bar 1940 Sally Don t Take It to Heart 1944 Harriet Stop Press Girl 1949 Aunt Mab It Started in Paradise 1952 Lady Burridge The Captain s Paradise 1953 Mrs Reid housekeeper The Main Chance 1964 Madame RozanneReferences edit a b c d e f g Herbert pp 501 502 a b Miss Joyce Barbour A long career on the stage The Times No 59966 London p 16 League The Broadway Joyce Barbour Broadway Cast amp Staff IBDB www ibdb com Production of Ever Green Theatricalia theatricalia com Production of Words and Music Theatricalia theatricalia com Joyce Barbour Photo Gallery Sources editHerbert Ian ed 1972 Who s Who in the Theatre fifteenth ed London Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons ISBN 978 0 273 31528 5 External links editJoyce Barbour at IMDb Joyce Barbour at the Internet Broadway Database nbsp This article about a British actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joyce Barbour amp oldid 1221692900, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
