ARCHIVE NO. 244 · Music hall and early film
Mary Lawson
Stage and film actor
Darlington-born Mary Lawson worked in musical comedy and British films during the 1920s and 1930s. Gracie Fields spotted her talent and encouraged her early career. Her engagement to tennis player Fred Perry also brought considerable press attention.
Lawson was killed during the Liverpool Blitz in May 1941, aged thirty.