Sally Gray, 90; Gave Up a Career in Movies to Marry an Irish Lord

Sally Gray, 90, a voluptuous British film star with a husky voice whose career peaked in the mid-1940s before she gave up acting to become Lady Oranmore and Browne, died Sept. 24 at her home in London.

Born Constance Vera Stevens in London on Feb. 14, 1916, she began her stage career in the chorus of musical shows in London theaters.

She made her film debut in “School for Scandal,” a 1930 adaptation of the 18th century stage comedy by Richard Sheridan.

At the height of her movie career she appeared in “Green for Danger,” a murder mystery in 1946, and “The Mark of Cain” in 1947, about a wife who causes a rivalry between her husband and his brother.

She turned down an offer to work in Hollywood and instead married Dominick Browne, which made her the third wife of the fourth Lord Oranmore and Browne in 1951.

The couple settled in County Mayo, Ireland, but returned to live in London in the early 1960s. She became an avid gardener and continued to live in the city until her death.