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Jun 3, 2017 · The Major and Queenie married in December of 1917 and transformed the opulent manor house with its twenty bedrooms into a family home. First came two sons, Bertram William (Billy) and Richard Lyne (Dick), and then, on October 21, 1923, the protagonist of our story, Belita Gladys Lyne Jepson-Turner was born.
Belita. Actress: Lady, Let's Dance. Exalted by her adoring fans as "Belita, the Ice Maiden", this Hollywood lady-in-waiting to Sonja Henie was born Maria Belita Jepson-Turner in Hampshire, England, on October 21, 1923. Trained in dance not long after learning how to walk (age 2), she went on to study ballet with Sir Anton Dolin. Belita's father was a military officer and her mother was the daughter of a royal...
- October 25, 1923
- December 18, 2005
Belita was born at Nether Wallop, Hampshire, [1] to Major William Jepson-Turner and wife Gladys Olive Lyne-Stivens. [2] She skated (as Belita Jepson-Turner) for the United Kingdom in the 1936 Winter Olympics, where she was placed 16th in the singles, then her career turned towards Hollywood.
Feb 17, 2018 · Belita skated to “Solitude” by Duke Ellington. Belita passed away in 2005 in the south of France, where she retired. While many of us know Sonja Henie best, I prefer Belita. Belita’s films weren’t as high of a quality and were low budget, compared to Henie’s 20 th Century Fox extravaganza’s. But Belita’s figure skating is more ...
Dec 18, 2005 · Facts. Belita appeared in films, making several highly profitable productions for Monogram Pictures, including skating in Silver Skates (1943) and Lady, Let's Dance (1944), skating and playing the dramatic lead in and the film noir Suspense (1946), the female lead in The Gangster (1947), and skating again and playing the dramatic lead in The ...
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- Neter Wallop, Hampshire, UK
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- October 25, 1923
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5 days ago · "The curtains were always drawn and you couldn't see if anybody was in the house," said Phil Sargeant, who lived next door to the McCulloughs for 20 years.
