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Patricia Dainton
British actress (1930–2023)
Patricia Dainton (born Margaret Bryden Pate; 12 April 1930 – 31 May 2023) was a British actress who appeared in a number of films and television roles between 1947 and 1961.
Early years
Margaret Bryden Pate was born in Hamilton, Scotland,[1] the daughter of film and stage agent Vivienne Black.[2] She left Scotland at age ten, moving to London.
She attended the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London and the Cone school of dance.[3]
Stage
After her stage debut at Stratford-upon-Avon, Dainton acted in the suburbs of London, with roles in Babette, Watch on the Rhine, Quiet Wedding, and A Midsummer Night's Dream.[3]
Film
Dainton made her film debut in 1942 in The Bells Go Down, in an unnamed role.[1] Dainton's "dancing and acting debut in Technicolor" came in The Dancing Years,[3] with her first notable film role being in Dancing with Crime (