b. 3 September 1896, London, England, d. 15 February 1987, Hiddington, England. An accomplished actress, Thatcher began appearing in silent films in 1915 and was seen during the next decade in Altar Chains (1916), The Green Terror (1919), A Little Bet (1920), and an Anglo-German co-production, The Little Hour Of Peter Wells (1921), among many. From the late 20s she appeared often in talkies, where her commanding presence and vocal authority brought her numerous roles as titled ladies mostly in the UK but occasionally in Hollywood. Included among her films of the 30s are A Warm...