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Valerie Hobson (14 April 1917 – 13 November 1998) was a British actress, who appeared in a number of British films during the 1940s and 1950s. She was born Babette Valerie Louise Hobson in Larne, County Antrim, Ireland.
She appeared as Baroness Frankenstein in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) with Boris Karloff and Colin Clive, taking over the role from Mae Clarke, who had played it in the original Frankenstein (1931). (This role should not be confused with that of the Monster`s Mate, played by Elsa Lanchester.) Hobson also played opposite Henry Hull that same year in Werewolf of London, the first Hollywood werewolf movie, predating The Wolf Man by six years. The latter half of the 1940s saw Hobson in perhaps her two most memorable roles: as the adult Estella in David Lean`s 1946 adaptation of Great Expectations, and as the refined and virtuous Edith D`Ascoyne in the 1949 black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets. In 1952 she divorced her first husband, film producer Sir Anthony Havelock-Allan (1904-2003), and married MP John Profumo (1915-2006) in 1954, giving up acting shortly afterwards. After Profumo`s ministerial career ended in disgrace in 1963, following revelations he had lied to the House of Commons about his affair with Christine Keeler, she stood by him, and they worked together for charity for the remainder of her life. She died of a heart attack in London in 1998 and is buried in Surrey, England. Biography Credit: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerie_Hobson |
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 Prior to becoming an actress, she was particularly fond of dancing, but was forced to abandon her idea of a dancing career during the long days in bed after catching scarlet fever. In her spare time, she loved painting, embroidering, and adding to her stamp collection; she also loved fishing and going to see as many films and plays as possible. She stood by her husband after he was involved in the Christine Keeler scandal in the `60s. He was forced to resign as minister for war. Her husband John Profumo was involved in a 1963 sex scandal that brought down Britain`s Conservative Government once it was revealed he was having an affair with call girl who was also involved with a Soviet military attache. Valerie`s eldest son, Simon Anthony Clerveaux Havelock-Allan was born in May, 1944
Her youngest child is author David Profumo, b. October 16, 1955, who wrote a book, "Bringing the House Down," about his father`s scandal. Her oldest son, Simon, was born with Down`s Syndrome. Stopped taking her medication which led to the heart attack that killed her. Her middle child, Mark Havelock-Allan, was born April 4, 1951. Her salary for Bride of Frankenstein (1935) was only $800 due to her being a minor at the time. | ||
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