Beatrix Lehmann

Beatrix Alice Lehmann was a British actress, theatre director and author.

Lehmann was born in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire. She trained at the RADA and made her stage debut as Peggy in a 1924 production The Way of the World at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. As well as her extensive theatrical career she appeared in films and on television. She also wrote short stories and two novels including Rumour of Heaven, first published in 1934 . In 1946 Lehmann became director and producer of the Arts Council Midland Theatre Company.

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