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Dawn Addams was born in Felixstowe, East Suffolk, England, the daughter of Captain James Ramage Addams, an R.A.F. officer. Much of her childhood was spent in Calcutta, India, where her father was stationed, and she later attended schools in England and California. Though Dawn took her first screen test at the age of thirteen, she did not start acting until after her graduation from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Her career commenced on the repertory stage, with tours of both Britain and continental Europe. Signed to a contract by MGM in , Dawn appeared in her first feature film, Night Into Morning (). She acted in several other well-received A-grade productions, including Plymouth Adventure (), Young Bess () and The Robe (). For Otto Preminger's vaguely controversial The Moon Is Blue (), Dawn's services were rented out by MGM to United Artists. In January , she joined other MGM contract stars on a USO tour of Korea. In Charles Chaplin's A King in New York () she had another starring opportunity as an advertising woman who gets involved with royalty. That seemed to mirror her personal life, since Dawn became an actress-princess (prior to Grace Kelly getting that gig) by marrying the Italian nobleman Don Vittorio Massimo in The marriage ended after ju
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Dawn Addams
English actress (–)
For the American legislator, see Dawn Adams.
Dawn Addams | |
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Addams with Alan Young in the television show The Alan Young Show, | |
| Born | Victoria Dawn Addams ()21 September Felixstowe, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 7 May () (aged&#;54) London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years&#;active | –83 |
| Spouses | Don Vittorio Emanuele Massimo, Prince of Roccasecca &#; &#; (m.&#;&#x;&#;&#x;)&#;Jimmy White &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 2[1][2] |
Victoria Dawn Addams (21 September – 7 May ) was a British actress, particularly in Hollywood motion pictures of the s and on British television in the s and s. She became a princess in (until ).[citation needed]
Early years
[edit]Addams's mother died when she was young.[3]
Career
[edit]Addams' face and physique attracted the attention of talent agents. In December , she signed a seven-year contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios.[4] Her film career began with a role in Night into Morning (), and her subsequent MGM films included Singin' in the Rain (), Plymouth Adventure (), Young Bess () and the female lead opposite Peter Lawford in The Hour of 13 (). She played David