death_date death_place children birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive image article_title name occupation
24 september 1967 london , england john cadell -lrb- b. 1915 -rrb- edinburgh , scotland 13 september 1884 percival clarke 1912-1962 actress_jean_cadell . jpg jean cadell
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jean cadell

jean cadell -lrb- 13 september 1884 -- 24 september 1967 -rrb- was a scottish character actress .
born in edinburgh , she performed in the cinema and on the stage .
one of her best-known cinema roles was in the ealing studios comedy `` whisky galore ! ''
-lrb- 1948 -rrb- .
she once performed opposite w. c. fields in hollywood , cast as mrs. micawber to his wilkins micawber in metro-goldwyn-mayer 's 1935 production of `` david copperfield '' .
although cadell remains in the released version of the film , her biggest scene -lrb- when the micawber family prepare to emigrate -rrb- was deleted from the release prints .
her brother was the artist francis cadell one of the scottish colourists .
she married actor perceval perceval-clark .
her son , born john cadell perceval-clark in 1915 changed his name to john cadell and became a theatrical agent .
her grandson simon cadell and her granddaughter selina cadell also became actors .
she died in london on 24 september 1967 .
