Dorothy Hammond, Lady Standing (born Dorothy Frances Plaskitt; 1876 – 1950) was an English actress.
Life
Hammond was born Dorothy Frances Plaskitt in 1876, the daughter of Lydia (née Webb) and Joshua Plaskitt.
Hammond married actor Guy Standing in 1907. She largely retired from acting following her marriage.[Jefferson City Post-Tribune, 26 February 1937] The couple had three children: Guy, Michael, and Dorothy Katherine, known professionally as Kay Hammond.
Career
Hammond appeared in the West End as Annis Marsh in
The Princess and the Butterfly (1897), in
Macbeth (1898) and in
All Changes Here!, produced by
Charles Frohman.
[The London Stage 1890-1899: A Calendar of Productions, by J. P. Wearing, p. 396] Frohman was known for his ability to develop talent and Hammond appeared in further Frohman productions on Broadway between 1902 and 1908.
[ IMDB, Charles Frohman][ Internet Broadway Database][The Stage, 2 February 1911; page 13][The Stage 20 June 1912; page 9] She toured the United States in 1914 as Ethel in Peg o' My Heart.
[Washington Evening Star 25 November 1950] Hammond also appeared in four films, silent films
Hoodman Blind (1913) and
Across the Continent (1913, credited as Mrs Guy Standing) as well as the British "talkies",
Jubilee Window (1935) and
Nothing Like Publicity (1936).
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She appeared on stage with Herbert Beerbohm Tree, George Alexander and Mrs Patrick Campbell.[Obituary, The Stage; 30 November 1950]
Death
Hammond died in London on 23 November 1950.
[New York Times, Nov. 26, 1950]
Media
The Ogden's Tobacco Company issued cigarette cards with their cigarettes. In 1900 Hammond appeared in the series entitled Actresses and Stage Artistes.
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