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Jessie Royce Landis (born Jessie Medbury; November 25, 1896 – February 2, 1972) was an American actress. Her name is also seen as Jesse Royce-Landis . [1] She remains perhaps best-known for her mother roles in the Hitchcock films To Catch a Thief (1955) and North by Northwest (1959).
Jessie Royce Landis was called "an international star" in her New York Times obituary. She was 20 when she made her stage debut at the Playhouse in Chicago as the young countess in "The Highwayman". Soon she was on Broadway. In 1950 she went to London for "Larger Than Life", a dramatization of W. Somerset Maugham's novel, "Theatre".
Jessie Royce Landis. Actress: North by Northwest. Jessie Royce Landis was called "an international star" in her New York Times obituary. She was 20 when she made her stage debut at the Playhouse in Chicago as the young countess in "The Highwayman". Soon she was on Broadway. In 1950 she went to London for "Larger Than Life", a dramatization of W. Somerset Maugham's novel, "Theatre". There she received an award...
Feb 3, 1972 · DANBURY, Conn., Feb. 2—Jessie Royce Landis, the actress, died this evening in Danbury Hospital at the age of 67. She leaves her husband, Maj. Gen. J.F.R. Seitz, to whom she was married in ...
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Landis, Jessie Royce (1904–1972)American stage, tv and screen actress. Born Jessie Royce Medbury, Nov 25, 1904, in Chicago, IL; died Feb 2, 1972, in Danbury, CT; m.
Jessie Royce Landis. Highest Rated: 97% North by Northwest (1959) Lowest Rated: 60% Goodbye Again (1961) Birthday: Nov 25, 1896. Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA. Mature character actress who ...
