Lillian Bronson

Personal Info

Birthday

October 21, 1902

Day of Death

1995-08-02

(92 years old)

Place of Birth

Lockport, Niagara County, New York, USA

Also Known As

Lillian Rumsey Bronson

Lillian Bronson

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lillian Bronson (October 21, 1902 - August 2, 1995) was an American character actress. She performed in over 80 films, 60 of the films from 1939 to 1964, and appeared in over one hundred television productions from 1949 to 1975.

Bronson was born Lillian Rumsey Bronson in Lockport, New York, the daughter of a carriage builder, and attended the University of Michigan. She began her artistic career by performing plays at Broadway. During the Great Depression, Bronson and her late sister, Dorothy, opened the Bronson Studio in New York, designing and making toy animals and pillows.

Known For

Perry Mason

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

The Andy Griffith Show

Have Gun, Will Travel

The Rifleman

Four Star Playhouse

Adam-12

Wagon Train

Filmography

1970
The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
1969
The Over the Hill Gang
as Mrs. Louise Murphy
1964
Kisses for My President
as Miss Currier (uncredited)
Marnie
as Mrs. Maitland (uncredited)
1963
Spencer's Mountain
as Grandma Spencer
1961
Battle at Bloody Beach
as Delia Ellis
1955
Foxfire
as Mrs. Potter (uncredited)
1953
So This Is Love
as Mrs. Green
Affair with a Stranger
as Miss Crutcher
1952
No Room for the Groom
as Aunt Elsa
Here Come the Nelsons
as Miss Tompkins
Rose of Cimarron
as Emmy Anders
Room for One More
as Teacher (uncredited)
1951
Excuse My Dust
as Mrs. Matilda Bullitt
The Sword of Monte Cristo
as Pepite
1950
The Next Voice You Hear...
as Aunt Ethel
Father of the Bride
as Schoolteacher (uncredited)
Beauty on Parade
as Mrs. Enfield-Hyphen-Hatch
Dakota Lil
as Sheriff's Wife
Joe Palooka Meets Humphrey
as Prunella Pennyworth - Humphrey's Sister
1949
Rusty's Birthday
as Carrie Simmons
In the Good Old Summertime
as Aunt Addie
1948
Family Honeymoon
as Aunt Jo
Sleep, My Love
as Helen
1947
The Judge Steps Out
as Harriett (uncredited)
The Hucksters
as Miss Hammer - Secretary
They Won't Believe Me
as Aunt Martha Hines (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
as Miss Lennek
1946
I've Always Loved You
as Music Teacher 1
Nocturne
as Gotham Cashier (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Minister's Wife (uncredited)
Murder in the Music Hall
as Cleaning Woman
Sentimental Journey
as Miss Benson (uncredited)
1945
Over 21
as Elsie - Paula's Secretary (uncredited)
Christmas in Connecticut
as Secretary (uncredited)
Road to Alcatraz
as Dorothy Stone
Junior Miss
as Maid
Molly and Me
as Perkins
The Brighton Strangler
as Hotel Maid (Uncredited)
Hollywood and Vine
as Abigail Wrighthouse
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
as Librarian (uncredited)
The Suspect
as Miss Crevy (uncredited)
1944
Enter Arsène Lupin
as Wheeler
In the Meantime, Darling
as Mrs, Dalrymple
The Pearl of Death
as Maj. Harker's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Mademoiselle Fifi
as Mme. Follenvie
The Invisible Man's Revenge
as Norma, the Maid (uncredited)
Gaslight
as Lady (uncredited)
What a Man!
as Constance
1943
Happy Land
as Mattie Dyer (uncredited)
1939
First Love
as Violin Player