Faith Brook

Although she was born in York, England, she was raised in Hollywood.^[1] Her father was the actor Clive Brook, and her brother Lyndon Brook was also an actor.^[2][3]

Brook was educated in Los Angeles, London and Gstaad, Switzerland.^[4] As a teenager, she studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.^[1]

Brook's screen debut came via a small role in Suspicion (1941).^[1] Her first credited film appearance was The Jungle Book (1942). The Encyclopedia of British Film described her as being cast "almost invariably in well-bred roles ..."^[5]

In September 1941, Brook debuted on stage in Lottie Dundass in Santa Barbara.^[4]

During World War II, Brook served in Britain's Auxiliary Territorial Service. Following that, she acted in the Bristol Old Vic.^[5] Later, in London, she joined the company of The Old Vic.^[4]

She also appeared on the London stage in The Colour of Poppies and Uncle Vanya in 2008.^[6]

She performed on Broadway, in Letters to Lucerne (1941), You Never Can Tell (1947) and The Cocktail Party (1949).

Brook portrayed Julia Naughton in the American television series Claudia (1952).^[7] In Britain, she appeared in War and Peace (1972) on the BBC and The Irish RM on Channel 4, among other programmes.^[4]

Brook was married twice, first to Charles Moffett and then later to Michael Horowitz. Brook and her second husband had a son.^[4]

She was a supporter of the British Humanist Association.^{[citation needed]}

• The Reluctant Peer by William Douglas-Home broadcast on BBC (1967)