Aileen Despard
Irish actress
About Aileen Despard
Lived 1908 – 1981 (aged 72–73).
Aileen Despard was an actress, born on July 19, 1908, in Mullynure, County Armagh, Ireland. She died August 25, 1981, in Rushcliffe, Nottinghamshire, England, UK.
In 1930, the magazine Film Weekly sponsored a pair of film acting scholarships. The two winners (Cyril Butcher and Aileen Despard) went on to appear in the now lost Alfred Hitchcock short An Elastic Affair and placed under contract by British International Pictures.
Selected filmography Double Dealing (1932) - Rosie Threads (1932) - Chloe Children of Chance (1930) - Beryl (as Eileen Despard) Such Is the Law (1930) - Minor Role (uncredited) Murder! (1930) - Edna Druce (uncredited) An Elastic Affair (Short) (1930) - The Girl
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Who was Aileen Despard?
Irish actress (1908–1981)
When was Aileen Despard born?
Aileen Despard was born on 19 July 1908.
When did Aileen Despard die?
Aileen Despard died in 1981.
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