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Flora Robson

(1902-1984), Actor

Dame Flora Robson

Sitter in 48 portraits
Robson came to prominence after she played an Edinburgh prostitute in James Bridie's The Anatomist (1931). She went on to play in a wide variety of contemporary and classic theatre ranging from psychologically demanding roles to light comedy. She appeared in Shakespeare's Macbeth (as Lady Macbeth, 1933) and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of being Earnest (1975), which was her last stage performance. Her film performances included Queen Elizabeth I in Fire Over England (1937) and The Sea Hawk (1940). She was appointed CBE in 1952 and Dame in 1960.

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Flora Robson, by Angus McBean - NPG P374

Flora Robson

by Angus McBean
vintage bromide print, 1938
NPG P374

Flora Robson, by Lee Miller - NPG P1085

Flora Robson

by Lee Miller
modern contact print from original negative, 1944
NPG P1085

Flora Robson, by Janet Jevons - NPG x198132

Flora Robson

by Janet Jevons
bromide postcard print, 1933-1934
NPG x198132

Flora Robson, by Janet Jevons - NPG x198133

Flora Robson

by Janet Jevons
bromide postcard print, 1933-1934
NPG x198133

Flora Robson, by Yvonne Gregory - NPG x199958

Flora Robson

by Yvonne Gregory
gelatin silver print, 1936
NPG x199958

Flora Robson, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x22288

Flora Robson

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22288

Flora Robson, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x22289

Flora Robson

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22289

Flora Robson, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x22290

Flora Robson

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22290

Flora Robson, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x22291

Flora Robson

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22291

Flora Robson, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x22292

Flora Robson

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22292

Flora Robson, by Bassano Ltd - NPG x22293

Flora Robson

by Bassano Ltd
half-plate glass negative, 13 July 1937
NPG x22293

Flora Robson, by Unknown photographer - NPG x194313

Flora Robson

by Unknown photographer
vintage print, circa 1941
NPG x194313

Flora Robson, by Vivienne - NPG x88020

Flora Robson

by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, 1945-1956
NPG x88020

Flora Robson, by Vivienne - NPG x88021

Flora Robson

by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, 1945-1956
NPG x88021

Flora Robson, by Vivienne - NPG x88022

Flora Robson

by Vivienne
vintage bromide print, 1945-1956
NPG x88022

Vivien Leigh in 'Caesar and Cleopatra', by Wilfrid Newton - NPG x137523

Vivien Leigh in 'Caesar and Cleopatra'

by Wilfrid Newton
vintage film still, 1945
NPG x137523

Flora Robson, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x35465

Flora Robson

by Dorothy Wilding
print, 1957
NPG x35465

Flora Robson, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x36828

Flora Robson

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1957
NPG x36828

Flora Robson, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x36829

Flora Robson

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1957
NPG x36829

Flora Robson, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x36830

Flora Robson

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1957
NPG x36830

Flora Robson, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x36831

Flora Robson

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1957
NPG x36831

Flora Robson, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x36832

Flora Robson

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1957
NPG x36832

Flora Robson, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x36835

Flora Robson

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1957
NPG x36835

Flora Robson, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x36836

Flora Robson

by Dorothy Wilding
film negative, 1957
NPG x36836

Flora Robson, by Dorothy Wilding - NPG x36839

Flora Robson

by Dorothy Wilding
half-plate film negative, 1957
NPG x36839

Flora Robson, by Walter Bird - NPG x167177

Flora Robson

by Walter Bird
bromide print, August 1960
NPG x167177

Flora Robson, by Anthony Buckley - NPG x76228

Flora Robson

by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1961
NPG x76228

Flora Robson; Keith Baxter (né Baxter-Wright), by Anthony Buckley - NPG x76230

Flora Robson; Keith Baxter (né Baxter-Wright)

by Anthony Buckley
modern bromide print from original negative, 1961
NPG x76230

Flora Robson, by Godfrey Argent - NPG x165844

Flora Robson

by Godfrey Argent
bromide print, 12 April 1969
NPG x165844

Diners at Denham Studios Restaurant, by Anthony Wysard - NPG D312

Diners at Denham Studios Restaurant

by Anthony Wysard
watercolour and pencil, published 1937
NPG D312

Flora Robson, by Cecil Beaton - NPG D17941(76)

Flora Robson

by Cecil Beaton
pencil, late 1960s-early 1970s
NPG D17941(76)

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