Dame Flora McKenzie Robson DBE (28 March 1902 â€" 7 July 1984) was an
English actress and star of the theatrical stage and cinema,
particularly renowned for her performances in plays demanding dramatic
and emotional intensity. Her range extended from queens to
murderesses.Flora McKenzie Robson was born on 28 March 1902 in South
Shields, County Durham, of Scottish descent to a family of six
siblings. Many of her forebears were engineers, mostly in shipping.
Her father was a ship's engineer who moved from Wallsend near
Newcastle to Palmers Green in 1907 and Southgate in 1910, both in
north London, and later to Welwyn Garden City.She was educated at the
Palmers Green High School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where
she won a bronze medal in 1921.
English actress and star of the theatrical stage and cinema,
particularly renowned for her performances in plays demanding dramatic
and emotional intensity. Her range extended from queens to
murderesses.Flora McKenzie Robson was born on 28 March 1902 in South
Shields, County Durham, of Scottish descent to a family of six
siblings. Many of her forebears were engineers, mostly in shipping.
Her father was a ship's engineer who moved from Wallsend near
Newcastle to Palmers Green in 1907 and Southgate in 1910, both in
north London, and later to Welwyn Garden City.She was educated at the
Palmers Green High School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, where
she won a bronze medal in 1921.
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