Background
She was born in London, the daughter of Nicholas "Beau" Hannen, who was also an actor on the stage and in film. Her début as an actress was in Cairo in 1932 during her father"s tour of the Far East and Australia.
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Hermiona Hannen
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Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist
Career
Hannen trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist She also played Ophelia in Hamlet at the Westminster Theatre in 1937 and in Silent Night at Street James"son She also performed in five films between 1935 and 1946.
During World World War II, from 1940 to 1945, she was a British Broadcasting Corporation announcer, and from 1954 she broadcast regularly in plays.
Hannen"s grandfather was Sir Nicholas John Hannen, who served as Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan and also as British Consul-General in Shanghai. Sir Nicholas died in office and marines from HMS Hermione served as an honour guard and pallbearers at his funeral.
This is presumably why the name Hermione was chosen for her. Hannen was married twice.
She died in Shrewsbury on 1 October 1983.
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English