Dorothy Hammond
Hammond circa 1900
Born
Dorothy Frances Plaskitt

1876
London, England
Died23 November 1950(1950-11-23) (aged 73–74)
Buckinghamshire, England
OccupationActress
Years active1897–1936
Spouse
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(m. 1907; died 1937)​
Children3, including Kay Hammond
RelativesJohn Standing (grandson)

Dorothy Hammond (born Dorothy Frances Plaskitt; 1876 – 1950) was an English actress.

Life

Hammond was born Dorothy Frances Plaskitt in 1876, the daughter of Lydia (née Webb) and Joshua Plaskitt.

Hammond married actor Guy Standing in 1907. They had three children: Guy, Michael, and Dorothy Katherine, known professionally as Kay Hammond. She largely retired from acting following her marriage.[1]

Career

Hammond appeared in the West End as Annis Marsh in The Princess and the Butterfly (1897), in Macbeth (1898) and in All Changes Here!, produced by Charles Frohman.[2] Frohman was known for his ability to develop talent and Hammond appeared in further Frohman productions on Broadway between 1902 and 1908.[3][4][5][6] She toured the United States in 1914 as Ethel in Peg o' My Heart.[7] Hammond also appeared in four films, silent films Hoodman Blind (1913) and Across the Continent (1913, credited as Mrs Guy Standing) as well as the British "talkies", Jubilee Window (1935) and Nothing Like Publicity (1936).[8]

She appeared on stage with Herbert Beerbohm Tree, George Alexander and Mrs Patrick Campbell.[9]

Death

Hammond died in London on 23 November 1950.[10]

Media

The Ogden's Tobacco Company issued cigarette cards with their cigarettes. In 1900 Hammond appeared in the series entitled Actresses and Stage Artistes.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Jefferson City Post-Tribune, 26 February 1937
  2. ↑ The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, by J. P. Wearing, p. 396
  3. ↑ IMDB, Charles Frohman
  4. ↑ Internet Broadway Database
  5. ↑ The Stage, 2 February 1911; page 13
  6. ↑ The Stage 20 June 1912; page 9
  7. ↑ Washington Evening Star 25 November 1950
  8. ↑ IMDB
  9. ↑ Obituary, The Stage; 30 November 1950
  10. ↑ New York Times, Nov. 26, 1950
  11. ↑ WorthPoint
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