Enid Stamp Taylor
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Enid Stamp Taylor was a British actress.
Taylor first became known when she won a beauty pageant at a young age and this led parts in musical comedies on stage, including The Cabaret Girl
(1922), in which she was billed as simply "Enid Taylor". She progressed to film, appearing in Alfred Hitchcock
's Easy Virtue (1928), Queen of Hearts (1934), and The Wicked Lady
(1945).
The Stamp part of her name was included and was a "middle" name after her grandmother's maiden name.
Taylor married Sidney Colton and they had a daughter called Robin Anne.
She died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall, just two months after the release of The Wicked Lady.
Taylor first became known when she won a beauty pageant at a young age and this led parts in musical comedies on stage, including The Cabaret Girl
The Cabaret Girl
The Cabaret Girl is a musical comedy in three acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by George Grossmith, Jr. and P. G. Wodehouse. It was produced by Grossmith and J. A. E...
(1922), in which she was billed as simply "Enid Taylor". She progressed to film, appearing in Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE was a British film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. After a successful career in British cinema in both silent films and early talkies, Hitchcock moved to Hollywood...
's Easy Virtue (1928), Queen of Hearts (1934), and The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady
The Wicked Lady is a 1945 film starring Margaret Lockwood in the title role as a nobleman's wife who secretly becomes a highwayman for the excitement...
(1945).
The Stamp part of her name was included and was a "middle" name after her grandmother's maiden name.
Taylor married Sidney Colton and they had a daughter called Robin Anne.
She died as a result of injuries sustained in a fall, just two months after the release of The Wicked Lady.
Filmography
- Land of Hope and GloryLand of Hope and Glory (film)Land of Hope and Glory is a 1927 British silent drama film directed by Harley Knoles and starring Ellaline Terriss, Lyn Harding and Robin Irvine.-Cast:* Ellaline Terriss - Mrs Whiteford* Lyn Harding - Roger Whiteford* Robin Irvine - Ben Whiteford...
(1927) - Yellow StockingsYellow StockingsYellow Stockings is a 1928 British drama film directed by Theodor Komisarjevsky and starring Percy Marmont, Marjorie Mars and Georges Galli. It was based on a novel by Wilson McArthur...
(1928) - Easy Virtue (1928)
- A Little Bit of FluffA Little Bit of FluffA Little Bit of Fluff or Skirts is a comedy genre silent film made in England, starring Syd Chaplin and Betty Balfour, and directed by Wheeler Dryden and Jess Robbins.-Production background:...
(1928) - CocktailsCocktails (film)Cocktails is a 1928 British silent comedy film directed by Monty Banks and starring Harald Madsen, Enid Stamp-Taylor and Carl Schenstrøm.-Plot:The guardian of an heiress tries to destroy the reputation of her lover by planting drugs on him.-Cast:...
(1928) - The Broken Melody (1929)
- Meet My SisterMeet My SisterMeet My Sister is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Jean Daumery and starring Clifford Mollison, Constance Shotter and Enid Stamp-Taylor...
(1933) - A Political PartyA Political PartyA Political Party is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Norman Lee and starring John Mills, Enid Stamp-Taylor and Viola Lyel. The son of a chimney sweep running for parliament in a by-election, unwittingly helps his father's opponent.-Cast:...
(1934) - Gay Love (1934)
- Virginia's HusbandVirginia's Husband (1934 film)Virginia's Husband is a 1934 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Dorothy Boyd, Reginald Gardiner and Enid Stamp-Taylor. It was based on the play Virginia's Husband by Florence Kilpatrick...
(1934) - The Feathered SerpentThe Feathered Serpent (1934 film)The Feathered Serpent is a 1934 British thriller film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Enid Stamp-Taylor, Tom Helmore and Moore Marriott. A reporter faces a race against time to clear an actress accused of murder. It is passed on the 1927 novel The Feathered Serpent by Edgar Wallace.-Cast:*...
(1934) - Two Hearts in HarmonyTwo Hearts in HarmonyTwo Hearts in Harmony is a 1935 British comedy drama film directed by William Beaudine and starring Bernice Claire, George Curzon and Enid Stamp-Taylor...
(1935) - So You Won't TalkSo You Won't Talk (1935 film)So You Won't Talk is a 1935 British comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring Monty Banks, Vera Pearce and Bertha Belmore. The owner of a small Italian restaurant in central London is left a million pound inheritance, the only stipulation to the will being that he cannot speak or write...
(1935) - While Parents SleepWhile Parents SleepWhile Parents Sleep is a 1935 British, black-and-white, comedy or farce, directed by Adrian Brunel. The film is a screen adaptation of a 1933 play by Anthony Kimmins, which had been a popular success on the West End stage in the West End of London....
(1935) - Radio Pirates (1935)
- Mr. What's-His-Name? (1935)
- Jimmy Boy (1935)
- House Broken (1936)
- Queen of Hearts (1936)
- Blind Man's Bluff (1936)
- Keep Your Seats, PleaseKeep Your Seats, PleaseKeep Your Seats, Please is an ATP production comedy film made in 1936, starring George Formby and co-starring Florence Desmond, Alastair Sim, Gus McNaughton and Hal Gordon....
(1936) - O-Kay for SoundO-Kay for SoundO-Kay for Sound is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring the Crazy Gang troupe of commedians. After falling on hard times the members of the Crazy Gang are busking on the streets of London...
(1937) - Talking Feet (1937)
- Take a Chance (1937)
- Underneath the ArchesUnderneath the Arches (film)Underneath the Arches is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Bud Flanagan, Chesney Allen, Stella Moya, Lyn Harding and Edmund Willard who formed part of the comedy ensemble known as the Crazy Gang....
(1937) - Feather Your NestFeather Your NestFeather Your Nest is a 1937 British musical comedy film directed by William Beaudine and starring George Formby, Polly Ward and Enid Stamp-Taylor...
(1937) - Action for SlanderAction for SlanderAction for Slander is a 1937 British drama film directed by Tim Whelan and starring Clive Brook, Ann Todd and Googie Withers. An army officer is falsely accused at cheating at cards by a man whose wife he had an affair with and struggles to clear his name...
(1937) - Stepping ToesStepping ToesStepping Toes is a 1938 British musical film directed by John Baxter and starring Hazel Ascot, Enid Stamp-Taylor and Jack Barty. It was made by Two Cities Films...
(1938) - Old IronOld IronOld Iron is a 1938 British drama film directed by Tom Walls and starring Richard Ainley, Henry Hewitt, Eva Moore and Cecil Parker.-Cast:* Tom Walls as Sir Henry Woodstock* Eva Moore as Lady Woodstock* Cecil Parker as bernette...
(1938) - Blondes for Danger (1938)
- Climbing HighClimbing High-Plot:Nicky Brooke is as an aristocratic young man engaged to be married. He falls for Diana Castles , a model and makes attempts to woo her by pretending to be despite his engagement.-Cast:*Jessie Matthews as Diana Castles...
(1938) - The Lambeth WalkThe Lambeth Walk (film)The Lambeth Walk is a 1939 British musical comedy film directed by Albert de Courville and starring Lupino Lane, Sally Gray and Seymour Hicks. It was an adaptation of the 1937 musical Me and My Girl. The film takes its title from the play's best known song The Lambeth Walk...
(1939) - The Girl Who Forgot (1940)
- The Farmer's WifeThe Farmer's Wife (1941 film)The Farmer's Wife is a 1941 British drama film directed by Norman Lee and Leslie Arliss and starring Basil Sydney, Wilfrid Lawson and Nora Swinburne. It is based on the play The Farmer's Wife by Eden Phillpotts which had previously been adapted by Alfred Hitchcock for a 1929 film.-Cast:* Basil...
(1941) - South American GeorgeSouth American GeorgeSouth American George is a 1941 British, black-and-white, comedy film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring George Formby, Linden Travers, Enid Stamp-Taylor, Felix Aylmer, Ronald Shiner as Swifty, Mavis Villiers and Herbert Lomas. It was produced by Columbia Productions....
(1941) - Spring MeetingSpring MeetingSpring Meeting is a 1941 British comedy film directed by Walter C. Mycroft and starring Enid Stamp-Taylor, Michael Wilding, Basil Sydney and Sarah Churchill. Instead of marrying the woman his parents have chosen for him, a man falls in love with her sister. It was based on the play by M. J...
(1941) - Hatter's CastleHatter's Castle (film)Hatter's Castle is a 1941 British film adaptation of the 1931 novel by A. J. Cronin, which dramatizes the ruin that befalls a Scottish hatter set on recapturing his imagined lost nobility. The film was made by Paramount British Pictures and stars Robert Newton, Deborah Kerr, James Mason, and Emlyn...
(1942) - AlibiAlibi (1942 film)Alibi is a 1942 British mystery film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Margaret Lockwood, James Mason and Hugh Sinclair. Police hunt for the killer of a nightclub hostess. It was based on the novel L'Alibi by Marcel Achard.-Cast:...
(1942) - Candlelight in AlgeriaCandlelight in AlgeriaCandlelight in Algeria is a 1944 British war film directed by George King and starring James Mason, Carla Lehmann and Raymond Lovell....
(1944) - The Wicked LadyThe Wicked LadyThe Wicked Lady is a 1945 film starring Margaret Lockwood in the title role as a nobleman's wife who secretly becomes a highwayman for the excitement...
(1945) - CaravanCaravan (1946 film)Caravan is a 1946 British drama film directed by Arthur Crabtree. It was one of the Gainsborough Melodramas and is based on a novel Caravan by Eleanor Smith....
(1946)