Manora Thew

Manora Alice Thew (12 April 1891 – 12 April 1987) was an English actress.[1]

Manora Thew in 1916

She was born in Negapatam, Madras, British India, the daughter of Alice Maude née Turner (1865–1925) and Cuthbert Harrison Thew (1859–1928). In 1911 she was a student at a boarding school in Frimley in Surrey.[2] In 1915 she married John Davidson (1890–1954), a doctor, and with him had a daughter, Manora Joy Davidson (1920–1999).[3] After the birth of her daughter she largely retired from acting. In 1939 she and her family were living at 140 Manchester Road in Sheffield.[4]

Manora Thew died in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England in 1987. In her will she left £116,050.[5]

Partial filmography

• The Folly of Desire (1915)
• The Shulamite (1915)
• Honour in Pawn (1916)
• Arsène Lupin (1916)
• The New Clown (1916)
• The Broken Melody (1916)
• His Daughter's Dilemma (1916)
• The Grit of a Jew (1917)
• Not Negotiable (1918)
• The Man and the Moment (1918)
• Once Upon a Time (1918)
• The Splendid Folly (1919)
• When It Was Dark (1919)
• The Polar Star (1919)
• The Homemaker (1919)
• Fettered (1919)
• The Toilers (1919)
• At the Villa Rose (1920)
• A Romance of Old Baghdad (1922)

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2011-05-04.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. 1911 England Census for Manora Thew - Surrey, Frimley - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
3. England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 for Manora A Thew 1915 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
4. 1939 England and Wales Register for Manora A Davidson - Yorkshire (West Riding), Sheffield - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
5. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995 for Manora Alice Davidson 1987 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)

External links

• Manora Thew on IMDb