Portrait of Norma Drury

Norma Drury

Acting

Biography

Norma (Drury) Boleslavsky played piano on- or off-camera, and/or acted dramatic roles, in appx. 13 films between 1932 and 1945 (e.g., "Stage Door" in '37), mostly after her husband's early, sudden death in January, 1937. Sometimes she was billed as Norma Boleslavsky, more often as Norma Drury. She also made guest appearances on popular radio programs of the 1930s and 1940s (Bergen-McCarthy, etc.). Norma and Richard Boleslavsky had one child, a son Jan (Janek), who was born in 1935 and died very young in 1962.

Born: November 20, 1905

Place of Birth: Massachusetts, USA

Filmography

1946
Deception

as Wedding Guest (uncredited)

1945
A Song to Remember

as Duchess of Orleans (uncredited)

1943
The Adventures of Smilin' Jack

as Frau Bauer [Chs. 6-7]

1942
Madame Spy

as Red Cross Woman

1942
Get Hep to Love

as 1st Woman

1942
Between Us Girls

as (uncredited)

1942
Saboteur

as Refugee Mother (uncredited)

1942
1941
That Hamilton Woman

as Queen of Naples

1937
Stage Door

as Olga