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- Height5′ 4½″ (1.64 m)
- Laura Hope Crews was born on December 12, 1879 in San Francisco, California, USA. She was an actress, known for Gone with the Wind (1939), The Silver Cord (1933) and Camille (1936). She died on November 13, 1942 in New York City, New York, USA.
- ChildrenNo Children
- RelativesEarle Larrimore(Niece or Nephew)
- Perhaps best remembered as Aunt Pittypat in Gone with the Wind (1939).
- After the advent of the talkies, she was one of the many Broadway stars who became voice coaches for silent film stars. She was hired first by Norma Talmadge, followed by Constance Bennett, Ann Harding, Gloria Swanson and Helen Twelvetrees.
- Despite her film resumé, she considered herself a theatrical actress, appearing on Broadway from 1903 in over 40 major productions, literally until the day she died. She was cast in the smash hit Arsenic and Old Lace at the Fulton Theatre in the role of Abby Brewster in June, 1942. After her death on November 13th of that year, she was replaced by Patricia Collinge.
- Her busiest year in film was 1939, with seven films to her credit, including Idiot's Delight (1939), The Rains Came (1939), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) and most memorably of all, Gone with the Wind (1939).
- She was given the role of Aunt Pittypat in "Gone With The Wind" after fellow character actress Billie Burke decline the part so that she could instead portray Glinda the Good Witch in "The Wizard of Oz".
- Ever in My Heart (1933) - $1,750
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