Mountbatten, Lady Iris
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| Birthname | Iris Victoria Beatrice Grace Mountbatten | ||||
| born on | 13 January 1920 at 06:00 (= 06:00 AM ) | ||||
| Place | London, England, 51n30, 0w10 | ||||
| Timezone | GMT h0e (is standard time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   21°46'   24°29 Asc. 19°48'
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Biography
English actress and model, a member of the Battenberg/Mountbatten family, and a great granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
She was the only child of Alexander Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Carisbrooke, himself eldest of three sons and one daughter of Princess Beatrice (fifth daughter of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert) and Prince Henry of Battenberg.
During World War II Lady Iris worked as a nurse's aide, later moving to the United States, where she taught dance. She became an actress and model, appearing as a hostess for a live TV children's programme Versatile Varieties (CBS Television, 1951), which featured actresses Eva Marie Saint and Edie Adams. She also appeared endorsing Pond's Creams and Warrens Mint Cocktail Gum.
Lady Iris was married three times. She had one child by her second marriage: Robin Alexander Bryan born 20th December 1957.
Lady Iris died on 1 September 1982 at Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, from a brain tumour.
Relationships
- child->parent relationship with Mountbatten, Prince Alexander (born 23 November 1886)
- has other family relationship with Beatrice, Princess of England (born 14 April 1857). Notes: Grandmother
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes from "The Marchioness of Carisbrooke," Times [London, England], 14 January 1920, p. 15: "... gave birth to a daughter yesterday morning at Kensington Palace."
The time of 6 AM is speculative.
Categories
- Vocation : Beauty : Model
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Dancer/ Teacher
- Vocation : Medical : Nurse/ Nurse's Aids
- Notable : Famous : Royal family (House of Battenberg)
