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Lydia Sherwood
Born	Lily Shavelson (1906-05-05)5 May 1906 London, England
Died	20 April 1989(1989-04-20) (aged 82) London, England
Alma mater	RADA
Occupation(s)	Film and stage actress
Years active	1928–1965

Lydia Sherwood (5 May 1906 – 20 April 1989) was a British film actress and stage actress. She made her debut on stage in Daisy Fisher's comedy play Lavender Ladies. She was married to the poet Lazarus Aaronson from 1924 to 1931.

Filmography

Film

Stage Appearances

• Lavender Ladies (1925) (Comedy Theatre, London)
• The Last Hour (1928) (Comedy Theatre, London)
• She Stoops to Conquer (1930) (Lyric Theatre (Hammersmith), London)
• Uncle Vanya (1937) (Westminster Theatre, London)
• Hamlet (1951) (New Theatre (London))

References

1. Lydia Sherwood in the British Film Institute Database
2. Wearing, 2014, p. 379
3. Rubinstein, William D., ed. (2011). "Aaronson, Lazarus Leonard". The Palgrave Dictionary of Anglo-Jewish History. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-4039-3910-4.

Bibliography

Wearing, J.P. (2014). The London Stage 1920-1929: A Calendar of Productions, Performers and Personnel. Rowan and Littfield Education

External links

• Lydia Sherwood at IMDb
• Lydia Sherwood at the Internet Broadway Database

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