Norah Baring (26 November 1905 – 8 February 1985),[2] born Nora Minnie Baker,[3] was an English stage and film actress best known on screen for portraying "Diana Baring" in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller Murder! (1930).

Norah Baring
Norah Baring, 1938
Born(1905-11-26)26 November 1905
London,[1] England
Died8 February 1985(1985-02-08) (aged 79)
Surrey, England
OccupationActress
Years active1928–1934

Her other notable roles include the female lead in Anthony Asquith's silent thriller A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929). Baring studied art prior to becoming an actress.[2]

Baring died in Surrey at age 79 from pneumonia.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Norah Baring". BFI. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Days when Newton Abbott star shone on the silver screen". Mid Devon Advertiser. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Actor's Compendium". Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ Whitty, Stephen (1 July 2016). The Alfred Hitchcock Encyclopedia. Rowman & Littlefield, p. 22. ISBN 9781442251595 – via Google Books..
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