This is one of those posts that went missing when we moved to the new site.
It shows the famous Stockton born actress, Ivy Close.
We have tried to recreate as many of the original comments as possible…
For more information about Stockton born Ivy Close visit http://heritage.stockton.gov.uk/
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I have quite a collection of Ivy Close postcards and pictures and have just purchased a print of her film “Sleeping Beauty” I have added a link if anyone cares to take a look, Sleeping Beauty is till in the post https://summertime75.wordpress.com/?s=Ivy+Close
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An incredible coincidence but Ivy Close is currently featured in the Entertainment & Arts Section on the BBC website as ” Britain’s first beauty queen Ivy Close is back in the frame”. See here; http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38597069
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I am a very distant relative of Ivy Lillian Close.
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The actress Ivy Close was famous as an actress in the first place but as Miss Britain. When the Daily Mirror launched the competition for “The Most Beautiful Woman in the World” in 1908, her father sent in photos of Ivy Close. She was chosen and won the first price. After that she appeared on some British stages before she was spotted for the film in 1912 where she became one of the first British movie stars.
She made her film debut in 1912 with “Dream Paintings”, after that followed several movies like “The Lure of London” , “The Girl from the Sky”, “The Ware Case”, “The Adventures of Dick Dolan”, “Nelson” and “The Flag Lieutenant”.
In the 20′s came her last cinematical works into being, among them “The Worldlings” , “La roue” and the German productions “Der fidele Bauer” and “Die Hölle der Jungfrauen”.
With Ivy Close also began a film dynasty which comprise four generations in the meantime. Her son Derek Neame was a scriptwriter, her son Ronald Neame became a celebrated cinematographer and director. Her grandson Christopher Neame and her great-grandson Gareth Neame became both producers.
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