Evelyn Laye

actress (1900-1996)

Evelyn Laye, CBE (10 July 1900 – 17 February 1996)[1] was an English actress. Her best known roles were in the 1920s, such as in Phi-Phi (1922), Madame Pompadour (1923), The Dollar Princess, Blue Eyes (1928) and Lilac Time.

Evelyn Laye
Born
Elsie Evelyn Lay

(1900-07-10)10 July 1900
Bloomsbury, London, England
Died17 February 1996(1996-02-17) (aged 95)
London, England
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • light entertainer
Years active1915–1988
Spouse(s)Frank Lawton (m. 1934–1969; his death)
Sonnie Hale (m. 1926–1930; divorced)

Her first husband, actor Sonnie Hale, left her for Jessie Matthews, earning much public sympathy for Laye. Her second husband was actor Frank Lawton.

Laye died in a nursing home in Pimlico, Central London from respiratory failure, aged 95.

References

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  1. "Evelyn Laye | British actress". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-10-22.