Jean Cadell

Jean Cadell
Born	(1884-09-13)13 September 1884 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Died	29 September 1967(1967-09-29) (aged 83) London, England
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1912–1962
Spouse	Perceval Perceval-Clarke
Children	1

Jean Dunlop Cadell (13 September 1884 – 29 September 1967) was a Scottish character actress.^[1] Although her married name was Jean Dunlop Perceval-Clark she retained her maiden name in the context of acting.

Life and career

She was born at 4 Buckingham Terrace^[2] in Edinburgh, the daughter of Dr Francis Cadell (1844-1909), a wealthy surgeon, and his wife, Mary Hamilton Boileau (1853-1907).^[3] The family moved to 22 Ainslie Place, a huge Georgian house on the Moray Estate, in her youth.^[4]

She performed in the cinema and on the stage.^[5][6] Among her best-known cinema roles was in the Ealing Studios comedy Whisky Galore! (1949), as well as Pygmalion (1938) and I Know Where I'm Going! (1945). She once performed opposite W.C. Fields in Hollywood, cast as Mrs. Micawber to his Wilkins Micawber in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1935 production of David Copperfield.^[7] Although Cadell remains in the released version of the film, her biggest scene (when the Micawber family prepare to emigrate) was deleted from the release prints.^{[citation needed]}

Jean Cadell died in London on 29 September 1967, aged 83.^[5]

She is buried with her family in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies against the southern wall.

Family

Her brother, Francis Cadell, was one of the Scottish Colourists.^[8] She married actor Perceval Perceval-Clark.^[9] Jean and Perceval both appeared in the play The Man Who Stayed at Home.^[10]

Her son, born John Cadell Perceval-Clark in 1915, changed his name to John Cadell and became a theatrical agent.^[11][12] Her grandson Simon Cadell and her granddaughter Selina Cadell also became actors.^[13]

Complete filmography

References

External links

• Jean Cadell at IMDb
• Jean Cadell at the Internet Broadway Database