Pamela Mason, known as Pamela Kellino, was an English actress, author, and screenwriter, known for being the creative partner and first wife of English actor James Mason.
18 Facts About Pamela Mason
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In 1935, Pamela Kellino met actor James Mason on the set of his second film, Troubled Waters, on which her husband was working as a cinematographer.
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James Mason and Pamela Kellino were quickly attracted to each other.
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Mason became close friends with both Kellinos, moved in with them, and collaborated with them on several stage and screen projects, culminating in the 1938 film I Met a Murderer, in which he and Pamela Kellino played lovers on the run.
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The Masons moved from London to Hollywood in the late 1940s, occupying the mansion previously owned by Buster Keaton, where Pamela became a popular hostess of parties.
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Pamela Mason filed suit for divorce from James in 1962, claiming that he had committed adultery.
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Pamela Mason remained under contract to Gaumont British for several years, despite acting in films only sporadically while working as a screenwriter, producer, and author.
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Pamela Mason had small roles in a number of other films starring James Mason.
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Pamela Mason was a contestant on many episodes of the TV quiz show You Bet Your Life, hosted by Groucho Marx.
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Pamela Mason changed her name, dialect, and style look every time she appeared on that show, except that her allure always captivated Groucho.
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Pamela Mason's last acting appearance was in a made-for-television biographical film of Errol Flynn in 1985.
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Pamela Mason was a regular guest on The Merv Griffin Show in the 1960s and 1970s.
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In 1947, she made her American stage debut in the title role of the Broadway show Bathsheba, in which James Pamela Mason co-starred as "David"; it closed after only 29 performances.
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Pamela Mason was the controlling stockholder of Illingworth, Morris, a textile firm previously controlled by her father and uncle.
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Pamela Mason ran a mail-order vitamin company and managed property in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Los Angeles.
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On 29 June 1996, Pamela Mason died of heart failure at her home in Beverly Hills, California.
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Pamela Mason was survived by her daughter and her son.
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Pamela Mason is buried in Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery in Los Angeles.