Images of Betty Bolton

A collection of photographs of Betty Bolton (1906-2005) over the course of her career

1916

Betty Bolton as the Super-Child in the scene 'A Modern Mother's Meeting' in 'Some'

Betty Bolton as the Super-Child in the scene ‘A Modern Mother’s Meeting’ in ‘Some’
by Bassano Ltd (2 August 1916)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

Betty Bolton as the Super-Child in the scene 'A Modern Mother's Meeting' in 'Some'

Betty Bolton as the Super-Child in the scene ‘A Modern Mother’s Meeting’ in ‘Some’
by Bassano Ltd (2 August 1916)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

Betty Bolton as the Super-Child in the scene 'A Modern Mother's Meeting' in 'Some'

Betty Bolton as the Super-Child in the scene ‘A Modern Mother’s Meeting’ in ‘Some’
by Bassano Ltd (2 August 1916)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

Betty Bolton as the Super-Child in the scene 'A Modern Mother's Meeting' in 'Some'

Betty Bolton as the Super-Child in the scene ‘A Modern Mother’s Meeting’ in ‘Some’
by Bassano Ltd (2 August 1916)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

Betty Bolton as the Call-Boy in the dressing-room scenes in 'Some'

Betty Bolton as the Call-Boy in the dressing-room scenes in ‘Some’
by Bassano Ltd (2 August 1916)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

Betty Bolton as the Call-Boy in the dressing-room scene in 'Some'

Betty Bolton as the Call-Boy in the dressing-room scene in ‘Some’
by Bassano Ltd (2 August 1916)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

Betty Bolton as the Call-Boy in the dressing-room scenes in 'Some'

Betty Bolton as the Call-Boy in the dressing-room scenes in ‘Some’
by Bassano Ltd (2 August 1916)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

Betty Bolton as the Real Child in the 'Nursery' scene in 'Some'

Betty Bolton as the Real Child in the ‘Nursery’ scene in ‘Some’
by Bassano Ltd (2 August 1916)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

Betty Bolton as the Real Child in the 'Nursery' scene in 'Some'

Betty Bolton as the Real Child in the ‘Nursery’ scene in ‘Some’
by Bassano Ltd (2 August 1916)
© National Portrait Gallery, London

1929

Betty Bolton with dog in 1932

Betty Bolton in Wireless Magazine (September 1929)
From the collection of the late Mick Johnson

1932

Betty Bolton in 1932

Betty Bolton in 1932
From the collection of John Wright

Betty Bolton - August 22, 1932

Betty Bolton puts on special makeup to highlight her features for the first official BBC television program (1932)
From the collection of John Wright

1936

Betty Bolton in 1936

Betty Bolton in 1936
(A version of this picture appears in the July 3, 1936 issue of Radio Pictorial and is described as being then current)
From the collection of Terry Brown

Betty Bolton in "Radio Pie" (1936)

Betty Bolton in the 1936 Radio Pie: Your Guide to the B.B.C. Stars (the actual photo may have been taken earlier)
From the collection of Terry Brown

1937

Advertisement for the "Empire Follies" (1937)

Advertisement for Betty Bolton’s “Empire Follies” Broadcast (1937)
Radio Pictorial, 1937