Gertrude Lawrence

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:activeYears 1916-1952
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Noel_Coward
gptkb:Laurence_Olivier
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Tony_Award
Academy_Award_nomination
gptkbp:birthDate 1898-07-04
gptkbp:child Susan_Aldrich
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:George_Gershwin
gptkb:Noel_Coward
gptkbp:culturalImpact gptkb:Icon_of_British_theatre
Symbol_of_the_Golden_Age_of_Broadway
gptkbp:deathDate 1952-09-06
gptkbp:depictedIn Documentaries
Biographical films
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Dramatic_Art
gptkbp:examinationType 1952
gptkbp:famousFor Her_collaboration_with_Noel_Coward
Her_performance_in_the_West_End_and_Broadway
Her_role_in_the_original_Broadway_production_of_The_King_and_I
gptkbp:famousQuote "The theatre is a place where you can be yourself."
"I am not a star, I am a very talented actress."
gptkbp:filmography 1916
1928
gptkbp:firstHomePort The Green Goddess
gptkbp:genre Drama
Musical_Theatre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gertrude Lawrence
gptkbp:influenced Musical theatre performers
Actresses in the 20th century
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Ethel_Barrymore
gptkb:Sarah_Bernhardt
gptkbp:knownFor Stage performances
Film appearances
gptkbp:legacy Influence on musical theatre
Pioneer_for_women_in_theatre
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Glass_Menagerie
Pygmalion
The King and I
gptkbp:occupation Actress
Singer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York_City,_USA
gptkbp:produces gptkb:The_Man_Who_Knew_Too_Much
The King and I (1956, posthumous)
gptkbp:restingPlace Cremated,_ashes_scattered_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Richard_Aldrich