Overview (3)
| Born | in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Died | in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA (complications from a stroke) |
| Height | 6' (1.83 m) |
Mini Bio (1)
Bramwell Fletcher was born on February 20, 1904 in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Mummy (1932), Raffles (1930) and Daughter of the Dragon (1931). He was previously married to Lael Wertenbaker, Susan Agathe Robinson, Diana Barrymore and Helen Chandler. He died on June 22, 1988 in Westmoreland, New Hampshire, USA.
Family (1)
| Spouse |
Lael Wertenbaker (26 September 1970 -
22 June 1988) (his death)
Susan Agathe Robinson (12 April 1950 - ?) (divorced) (3 children) Diana Barrymore (30 July 1942 - 27 June 1946) (divorced) Helen Chandler (14 February 1935 - 1940) (divorced) |
Trivia (8)
Used to address the apprentices of The Peterborough (New Hampshire) players. When I heard him speak, he said that he came across the Atlantic on the same ship as Lord Olivier.
One of his long-running engagements was as the standby for Rex Harrison and then Edward Mulhare as Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady" on Broadway. During the hundreds of performances in which Mr. Fletcher stood by but did not go on, he concentrated on his lifelong passion as a portrait painter.
Married four times, his first two marriage were to actresses Helen Chandler and Diana Barrymore. He had three children (Catherine, Kent, Whitney) from his third marriage to Susan Robinson.
Disliked Hollywood, for the most part. When Samuel Goldwyn refused to release him to play in a film opposite Greta Garbo, he abandoned both his studio contract and returned to the stage as a leading man opposite such veteran stars as Lillian Gish, Tallulah Bankhead and Helen Hayes.
Appeared in the film Svengali (1931) starring John Barrymore and later married his daughter, Diana Barrymore who was 17 years his junior. They divorced within a few years.
Sailed for the United States in the late 1920s with Laurence Olivier, who became a lifelong friend. Remained in the U.S. for the rest of his life.
Worked as an office boy for an insurance company at the age of 15.
Best known for his work in the plays of George Bernard Shaw, he wrote and starred in a one-man show about the Irish playwright in 1964.
