Born in Preston, Lancashire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alexander William Chrystall
and Isabella (Mercer) Chrystall
Wife of
Charles William Roy Procter
— married
1945 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 93
in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Mar 2018
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Biography
Belle (Chrystall) Procter is Notable.
Belle Chrystall was born on the 25th April 1910 in Fulwood, Preston.[1] She was the daughter of Alexander Chrystall and Isabella Mercer. She passed away in 2003. [2]
It has been suggested that Belle Chyrstall, was not her real name and that she lied about her age. It was assumed by the family she was called Isabelle and that she used a pet form of this in Belle but her Birth Registration in fact proves otherwise
- 1911 CHRYSTALL Belle MERCER Broughton Preston BRO/42/13
1911 Census Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
- Alexander William Chrystall Head Male 33 New Pitsligo, Aberdeenshire
- Isabella Chrystall Wife Female 31 Chipping, Lancashire
- John Thomas Eccles Nephew Male 17 Chipping, Lancashire
- Beatrice Thompson Chrystall Daughter Female 4 Preston, Lancashire
- Belle Chrystall Daughter Female 0 Preston, Lancashire
She was educated at Preston School for Girls and Westbourne High School and in 1927 Belle then went on to Rada. She made her stage debut in Crime in 1928, and after several further engagements set her sights on a film career.
Of all her Films the only one still widely available is Edge of the World.
Edge of the World was filmed on location at Foula in the Shetland Isles. Whilst filming took place a storm brewed and the island was cut off from the main land for a couple of days. Whether it was because of this or the more publicly reason to leave her 1937 image the way it was she declined to appear in the follow up Return to the Edge off the World.
She is remembered also for the many Radio Plays in the 1930's , a time before most people had a television in their home and media entertainment was via the wireless.
In the 1940s she also undertook some modelling and was for a time the face of Lux Soap.
Belle Chrystall, died on June 7, She married Roy Proctor in 1946. He died in 1990. Their daughter predeceased her and died in 1999.
Filmography
- 1930 A Warm Corner
- 1931 Hindle Wakes
- 1931 Hobson's Choice
- 1932 The Frightened Lady
- 1932 Criminal at Large
- 1933 Friday the Thirteenth[3]
- 1934 Youthful Folly
- 1934 The Girl in the Flat
- 1934 The Scotland Yard Mystery
- 1935 Key to Harmony
- 1937 The Edge of the World
- 1938 Follow Your Star (short)
- 1938 Yellow Sands
- 1938 Breakers Ahead (short)
- 1938 Anything to Declare?
- 1939 The Circle (TV Movie)
- 1939 Poison Pen
- 1940 The House of the Arrow
- 1950 BBC Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series)
- - Vanity Fair (1950)
- - Hobson’s Choice (1950)
- 1950 The Twelve Pound Look (TV Movie)
- 1951 The Suffragette (TV Movie)
Sources
- ↑ Lancashire Evening Post, Lancashire's forgotten film star, https://www.lep.co.uk/arts-and-culture/lancashires-forgotten-film-star-675071
- ↑ UK GRO Death index Q2 2003 Kingston upon Thames 2401A/ A75 /248; born 25 Apr 1910 via FindmyPast https://www.findmypast.co.uk/transcript?id=BMD/D/2003/6/85682674
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy3uxk0fWSY
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1433602/Belle-Chrystall.html
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7607313/belle-chrystall
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Chrystall
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/belle-chrystall-36785.html
- https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/belle-chrystall-72m8g8jwnpv
- http://www.britishpictures.com/stars/Chrystall_Belle.htm
- http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/37_Edge/Belle.html
- http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-1937-uk-magazine-johnsons-baby-powder-advert-166998411.html?pv=1&stamp=2&imageid=EB9C242C-DD98-425E-8A7A-D49FE86E1D2F&p=219395&n=0&orientation=0&pn=5&searchtype=0&IsFromSearch=1&srch=foo%3dbar%26st%3d0%26pn%3d5%26ps%3d100%26sortby%3d2%26resultview%3dsortbyGallery%26npgs%3d0%26qt%3dJohn%2520Frost%2520Newspapers%2ff%3apseudonym%26qt_raw%3dJohn%2520Frost%2520Newspapers%2ff%3apseudonym%26lic%3d3%26mr%3d0%26pr%3d0%26ot%3d0%26creative%3d%26ag%3d0%26hc%3d0%26pc%3d%26blackwhite%3d%26cutout%3d%26tbar%3d0%26et%3d0x000000000000000000000%26vp%3d0%26loc%3d0%26imgt%3d0%26dtfr%3d%26dtto%3d%26size%3d0x0%26archive%3d1%26groupid%3d%26pseudoid%3d%26a%3d%26cdid%3d%26cdsrt%3d%26name%3d%26qn%3d%26apalib%3d%26apalic%3d%26lightbox%3d1274393%26gname%3dJohn%2520Frost%2520Newspapers%26gtype%3d2%26xstx%3d0%26simid%3d%26saveQry%3d%26editorial%3d1%26nu%3d%26t%3d%26edoptin%3d%26customgeoip%3d%26cap%3d1%26cbstore%3d1%26cid%3d3L7RATXJ5KFP5WQSEHW64KETSJYQ3TUQMRK8L4YCTBJTGXJEYZJEPB2UBLPFNGDY%26vd%3d0%26lb%3d%26fi%3d2%26edrf%3d%26ispremium%3d1%26flip%3d0
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