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Valerie Hobson
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Valerie Hobson
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1917-04-14,Larne, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Gender
Female
Biography
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). 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 Valerie Hobson's last starring role was in the original London production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical play The King and I which opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on October 8, 1953. She played Mrs. Anna Leonowens opposite Herbert Lom's King. 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. Hobson's eldest son, Simon Anthony Clerveaux Havelock-Allan was born in May 1944 with Down's Syndrome. Her middle child, Mark Havelock-Allan, was born on 4 April 1951. Her youngest child is author David Profumo, (b. 16 October 1955) wrote Bringing the House Down (2006) about the scandal. She died of a heart attack in London in 1998 and is buried in Surrey, England. Description above from the Wikipedia Valerie Hobson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Bride of Frankenstein

7.52

Bride of Frankenstein
1935-04-20

Kind Hearts and Coronets

7.6

Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949-06-21

Werewolf of London

6.053

Werewolf of London
1935-05-13

Great Expectations

7.3

Great Expectations
1946-12-26

6.952

The Card
1952-02-25

The Rocking Horse Winner

6.5

The Rocking Horse Winner
1949-11-30

6

Q Planes
1939-02-21

6.058

The Drum
1938-04-07

Tugboat Princess

8

Tugboat Princess
1936-10-15

The Voice of Merrill

6.35

The Voice of Merrill
1952-12-01

The Adventures of Tartu

6.222

The Adventures of Tartu
1943-10-01

The Spy in Black

6.452

The Spy in Black
1939-08-03

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

5.875

The Mystery of Edwin Drood
1935-02-04

Unpublished Story

6.5

Unpublished Story
1942-08-10

7.1

Contraband
1940-05-11

The Years Between

6.7

The Years Between
1946-07-08

6.625

Atlantic Ferry
1941-09-06

4.714

Life Returns
1935-01-02

6.2

Blanche Fury
1948-02-19

Train of Events

6.273

Train of Events
1949-01-18

This Man in Paris

10

This Man in Paris
1939-07-01

5.667

Jump for Glory
1937-03-05

The Interrupted Journey

5.842

The Interrupted Journey
1949-10-11

August Week End

6

August Week End
1936-02-17

The Secret of Stamboul

7.5

The Secret of Stamboul
1936-10-05

The Small Voice

6.4

The Small Voice
1948-11-27

This Man Is News

5.333

This Man Is News
1938-09-16

Chinatown Squad

7.5

Chinatown Squad
1935-05-31

7

Strange Wives
1934-11-30

Rendezvous at Midnight

10

Rendezvous at Midnight
1935-02-11

Who Goes There!

6

Who Goes There!
1952-06-09

7

Background
1953-11-09

7

No Exit
1936-11-26

9

Badger’s Green
1934-03-11

The Path of Glory

10

The Path of Glory
1934-10-08

The Great Impersonation

7.5

The Great Impersonation
1935-12-08

8.5

His Lordship
1932-12-05

Monsieur Ripois

5.976

Monsieur Ripois
1954-04-01

Meet Me Tonight

7.143

Meet Me Tonight
1952-09-09

The Silent Battle

9

The Silent Battle
1939-03-01

Two Hearts in Waltz Time

8

Two Hearts in Waltz Time
1934-01-01

Television Demonstration Film

0

Television Demonstration Film
1937-01-01