Sarah Churchill (actress)

Sarah Churchill (actress)
Sarah Churchill

Sarah Churchill in Royal Wedding (1951).
Born Sarah Millicent Hermione Churchill
7 October 1914(1914-10-07)
London, England
Died 24 September 1982(1982-09-24) (aged 67)
London, England

Sarah Millicent Hermione Tuchet-Jesson, Baroness Audley, usually known as Sarah Churchill (7 October 1914 – 24 September 1982), was a British actress and dancer.

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Early life

Sarah Churchill was born in London, England, the second daughter of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill; she was the third of the couple's five children. Sarah was named after Winston's ancestor, Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough.

Personal life

Churchill married three times:

  1. Victor Oliver von Samek A comedian and musician known as Vic Oliver (1936–1945) (divorced)
  2. Anthony Beauchamp (1949–1957) (widowed)
  3. Thomas Percy Henry Touchet-Jesson, 23rd Baron Audley (1962–1963) (widowed)

World War II service

During World War II, Churchill joined the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). In her account of the work of photo reconnaissance Evidence in Camera Constance Babington Smith records that she was with them and worked closely on the interpretation of photographs for the 1942 invasion of North Africa, Operation Torch. Known by the name Sarah Oliver, Babington Smith says she was "a quick and versatile interpreter".

Acting career

Churchill is known for her role in the film Royal Wedding (1951) as Anne Ashmond, starring opposite Fred Astaire. In the same year, she had her own television show. She also appeared in He Found a Star (1941), All Over The Town (1949), Fabian of the Yard (1954) and Serious Charge (1959).

In 1961 she appeared as Rosalind in Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Pembroke-in-the-round Theatre in West Croydon. Her parents were noted as paying a surprise visit to watch her performance.

Alcohol problems

Churchill appeared in a London revival of Shaw’s Pygmalion in the 1950s but drink had become a problem. She was arrested for making a scene in the street on a number of occasions and even spent a short spell on remand in Holloway prison. She is very frank about this in her 1981 autobiography Keep on Dancing.

Death and interment

Sarah Churchill died on 24 September 1982 at the age of 67. She is buried with her parents and siblings at St Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire.[1]

Filmography

  • Who's Your Lady Friend? (1937)
  • Spring Meeting (1941)
  • He Found a Star (1941)
  • Sinfonia fatale (1946)
  • Daniele Cortis (1947)
  • All Over the Town (1949)
  • Wedding Bells Royal Wedding (1951)
  • Fabian of the Yard (1954)
  • Serious Charge (1959)

References

  1. ^ José L Bernabé Tronchoni (September 24, 2007). "Sarah Churchill". Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=21736976. 

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