Lucile Watson (May 27, 1879 â€" June 24, 1962) was a Canadian actress,
long based in the United States. She was "famous for her roles of
formidable dowagers."Watson was born in Quebec and raised in Ottawa,
the daughter of an officer in the British Army. Despite his wishes,
she traveled to New York City and enrolled in a dramatic school.Watson
began her career on the stage debuting on Broadway in the play Hearts
Aflame in 1902. Her next play was The Girl with Green Eyes, the first
of several Clyde Fitch stories. At the end of 1903, Watson appeared in
Fitch's Glad of It. This play featured several young performers,
including Watson who moved to major Broadway or motion picture
prominence: Robert Warwick, John Barrymore, Thomas Meighan, and Grant
Mitchell. For the rest of the decade, she appeared in several more
Fitch stories into the 1910s. Fitch died in 1909.Watson was primarily
a stage actress, appearing in 39 Broadway plays. She starred in plays
such as Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, Heartbreak House, Ghosts,
The Importance of Being Earnest, and Pride and Prejudice.
long based in the United States. She was "famous for her roles of
formidable dowagers."Watson was born in Quebec and raised in Ottawa,
the daughter of an officer in the British Army. Despite his wishes,
she traveled to New York City and enrolled in a dramatic school.Watson
began her career on the stage debuting on Broadway in the play Hearts
Aflame in 1902. Her next play was The Girl with Green Eyes, the first
of several Clyde Fitch stories. At the end of 1903, Watson appeared in
Fitch's Glad of It. This play featured several young performers,
including Watson who moved to major Broadway or motion picture
prominence: Robert Warwick, John Barrymore, Thomas Meighan, and Grant
Mitchell. For the rest of the decade, she appeared in several more
Fitch stories into the 1910s. Fitch died in 1909.Watson was primarily
a stage actress, appearing in 39 Broadway plays. She starred in plays
such as Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines, Heartbreak House, Ghosts,
The Importance of Being Earnest, and Pride and Prejudice.
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