Gertrude Lawrence
1 portrait of Gertrude Lawrence
© reserved; collection National Portrait Gallery, London
Gertrude Lawrence
by Planet News, for United Press Associations
bromide press print, 24 April 1952
6 3/4 in. x 8 1/2 in. (170 mm x 215 mm) image size
Transferred from Evening Standard Library, before 1983
Photographs Collection
NPG x184005
Sitterback to top
- Gertrude Lawrence (Gertrude Alice Klasen) (1898-1952), Actress, singer and dancer. Sitter associated with 101 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Planet News, Photographers. Artist or producer associated with 40 portraits.
- United Press Associations, Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 5 portraits.
Events of 1952back to top
Current affairs
King George VI is found dead in his bed in Sandringham; he had been suffering from lung cancer. His daughter Elizabeth, who was in Kenya at the time, became Queen, the only monarch not to know the precise moment of her accession as her father was alone when he died. Elizabeth was crowned the following year.Art and science
Samuel Beckett's play, Waiting for Godot is performed for the first time in Paris. The play belongs to the Theatre of the Absurd style, which influenced playwrights such as Harold Pinter and Tom Stoppard.Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap opens in London. It is still going.
International
Mau Mau rebels in Kenya rise up against the British colonial administration. The rebellion was sparked by the growing poverty of the native farmers under the rule of white settlers and called for Kenyan independence. The violence of the rebels, who often murdered settlers and loyalists, was met by the indiscriminate suppression by the British Military, who executed hundreds of suspects.Comments back to top
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