David Tree

British actor (1915-2009)

PersonDied aged 94humanQ3703355

Also known as [Ian] David Parsons

Born: July 15, 1915
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Died: November 4, 2009
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Birthplace: London
Place of death: Welwyn Garden City
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Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: actor
Education: Magdalen College
Spouse: Mary Vick(since 1946)
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David Tree was an English stage and screen actor from a distinguished theatrical family whose career in the 1930s included roles in numerous stage presentations as well as in thirteen films produced between 1937 and 1941, among which were 1939's Goodbye Mr. Chips and two of producer Gabriel Pascal's adaptations of Shaw classics, 1938's Pygmalion, in which he portrayed Freddy Eynsford-Hill, and 1941's Major Barbara, in which he was Charles Lomax.

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Mother: Viola Tree
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Military branch: British Army
Participated in conflict: World War II
Given name: David
Father: Alan Parsons
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Sex or gender: male
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Sibling: Denys Parsons
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Virginia Thynne, Marchioness of Bath
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