William Henry West Betty

William Henry West Betty (13 September 1791, Shrewsbury – 24 August 1874, London) was by a popular child actor of the nineteenth century.

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Famous quotes containing the words west and/or betty:

    Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures.
    —Jessamyn West (1902–1984)

    He could jazz up the map-reading class by having a full-size color photograph of Betty Grable in a bathing suit, with a co- ordinate grid system laid over it. The instructor could point to different parts of her and say, “Give me the co-ordinates.”... The Major could see every unit in the Army using his idea.... Hot dog!
    Norman Mailer (b. 1923)