Laura Hope Crews Biography

Fast Facts

• Began acting at the age of 4, taking a break to finish school before returning to the stage in 1898
• Appeared in several plays written by A․A․ Milne, most notably "Mr․ Pim Passes By," which ran for 232 performances
• Made her screen acting debut in the film "The Fighting Hope" in 1915
• Appeared on Broadway in productions of "Arsenic and Old Lace" and "Hay Fever․"
• Best known for her role as Aunt Pittypat in "Gone with the Wind" and Prudence in "Camille․"
• Worked as a dialogue coach on "The Trespasser" in 1929 and as an advisor on "The Flame Within" in 1935
• Reprised her role as the mother in the film version of "The Silver Cord" in 1933, having appeared in the New York Theater Guild production in 1926