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Renée Houston

Renée Houston

Acting
24 Jul 1902
09 Feb 1980
Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK

Biography

Renée Houston (24 July 1902 - 9 February 1980) was a Scottish comedy actress and revue artist who appeared in television and film roles. Born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, as Katherina Houston Gribbin she toured music halls and revues with her sister Billie Houston as the "Houston Sisters". In 1926, the sisters made a short musical film, the script of which Renée had written. It was produced by Lee De Forest, whose process, Phonofilm, enabled a soundtrack to be played alongside the film (a year ...

Also Known As

Renee Houston, Katherina Rita Murphy Gribbin

Photos

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