Roy Dotrice 1927-2017

[BettyO]

So very sorry to hear of Mr. Dotrice's passing.

He was a delightful fellow and stopped at Surratt House waaayyy back about 1978-1979 or so. I was a young whippersnapper about 26 years old then. Mr. Dotrice was starring in a one-man production about Mr. Lincoln at Ford's Theatre at the time. Both he and his wife came to Surratt House and took a tour with myself and fellow volunteer Ellie Whitehead. I was just getting into re-enacting back in those days so please don't look too hard at my "farby" costume!

By the way - Mr and Mrs Dotrice's daughter, Karen, starred as the little girl, Jane Banks, in the Disney movie, Mary Poppins! Young Karen was a Disney movie regular in those days and also starred in the movie, The Three Lives of Thomasina, which I loved as a kid!