Hermione Gingold



Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold (9 December 1897 – 24 May 1987) was a British actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric persona.

Quotes

 * Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns.
 * Saturday Review, 16 April 1955; quoted in Ned Sherrin, ''The Oxford Dictionary of Humorous Quotations


 * My family were of good English peasant class from St. John's Wood. My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.
 * The World is Square [her autobiography], Pt. I. Pub. 1945 by Home & Van Thal Ltd.