Jean Margaret Alice St Clair (23 September 1920 – 29 June 1973) was an English actress.
Jean St Clair | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jean Margaret Alice St Clair 23 September 1920 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 29 June 1973 (aged 52) Kensington, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Biography edit
She was born in Dublin, Ireland. Her father Lockhart Frederick Charles St. Clair was a Lieutenant in the 21st Lancers, stationed in Kildare.
She made several film appearances, including The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery in 1966.[1]
She married, firstly, Cecil Geoffrey Monson, son of Frederick John Monson, on 5 June 1941.1 She and Cecil Geoffrey Monson were divorced in 1950.
From 1952 to 1969 she was married to the art dealer Jack Baer. They had one daughter.[2] She was imprisoned in HMP Holloway in the early 1970s for arson, after she set fire to Baer's art gallery.
She died in Kensington, London in 1973 aged 52.[citation needed]
Selected filmography edit
- The Gentle Gunman (1952) - Rosie O'Flaherty (uncredited)
- The Oracle (1953) - Young Girl
- Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954) - Mrs O’Connor
- Impulse (1954)
- Eight O'Clock Walk (1954) - Mrs. Gurney
- Aunt Clara (1954) - Alice Cole (uncredited)
- John and Julie (1955) - Miss Forbes
- Doctor at Large (1957) - O'Malley's Char (uncredited)
- Hell Drivers (1957) - Spinster
- The Young and the Guilty (1958) - Mrs. Humbolt, Marshall's Neighbor
- Dentist in the Chair (1960) - Lucy
- The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) - Drunken Dolly
- Les Grandes vacances (1967) - Mrs Mac Farrell
- Carry On Doctor (1967) - Mrs. Smith
- Fumo di Londra (1971) - The Gentleman (final film role)
Television edit
- The Saint (TV series) series 4 episode 7 (12/08/1965) - Madame Calliope
- Dad's Army series 3 episode 1 (11/09/1969) - Miss Meadows
References edit
- ^ "Jean St. Clair". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020.
- ^ "Sir Jack Baer, art dealer – obituary". The Telegraph. 8 May 2016. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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