kitty McShane
Kathleen McShane was only 15, but must have been mature for her age, when she met and married Arthur Lucan, 26-year-old English comedian on tour in Ireland, in 1913. The act of Luc
Steve Cochran
Gary Brumburgh’s IMDB entry: Husky, hirsute, darkly handsome Steve Cochran was all man — and a slick ladies’ guy to boot. They didn’t come much rougher and tougher than he
Norman Eshley
The Times obituary in August 2025. Norman Eshley was painting the “No Smoking” sign at the Bristol Old Vic one day in 1967 when his agent called to say that Orson Welles wanted
Terence Stamp
The GuARDIAN NEWSPAPER TRIBUTE 2025 Astranger arrives, makes love to everyone and then leaves,” said Pier Paolo Pasolini to Terence Stamp, outlining the plot of his 1968 classic
dudley Sutton
The great Dudley Sutton was born in 1933 in Surrey. His film debut was in “Go to Blazes” with Maggie Smith in 1962. The same year he featured in “The Boys” with Richa
Martin Shaw
MARTIN SHAW TCM OVERVIEW Martin Shaw was born in Birmingham in 1945. At the age of sixteen he won a scholarship to a drama school in his native city. He declined the offert
Lily Damita
Lily Damita was born in 1904 in Blaye, France. She appeared in some German silent films in the 1920’s, some of them directed by her then husband Michael Curtiz. In 1928 s
Suzanne Pleshette
SUZANNE PLESHETTE OBITUARY IN “THE GUARDIAN” IN 2008. Her Guardian obituary by Ronald Bergan: There are two distinct memories of Suzanne Pleshette, who has died from lung cance
Ronald Lewis
RONALD LEWIS (WIKIPEDIA) Ronald Lewis was born in 1928 and was a Welsh actor, best known for his appearances in British films of the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Port Talbot
Mona Washbourne
Washbourne was a terrific character actress who had acted on the stage since the 1920’s. She only hit her stride in the 1960’s when she herself was in her sixties. She