Nadia Gray
Born Nadia Kujnir-Herescu in Bucharest, Romania, on November 23, 1923, to a Russian father and a Bessarabian mother, the future actress Nadia Gray was raised there. She met first h
David Farrar
David Farrar was born in 1908 in Forest Gate, London. His most well known films are those that he made for Powell & Pressburger, “Black Narcissus” in 1947 with Deborah
Kathleen Byron
Kathleen Byron was born in West Ham, London in 1921. Her film debut was in 1942 in “Young Mr Pitt”. She gave spellbinding performances in “Black Narcissus” as the d
Michael Callan
Telegraph obituary in 2022. Michael Callan, who has died aged 86, was a handsome actor and dancer who was likened to James Dean for his sex appeal and swagger; he originated the ro
Pat Boone
Though frequently dismissed by critics and music cognoscenti as the ultimate whitebread performer, the undeniable fact remained that Pat Boone was one of the most successful pop mu
Madlyn Rhue
American character actress Madlyn Rhue was one of television’s most prolific actresses and has starred in everything from sitcoms to soap operas to drama series and films for
John Kerr
John Kerr was a very interesting young lead actor in the mid to late 1950’s who seemed destined for a great cinema career. Surprisingly his career seemed to wane from the ear
Susan Kohner
Susan Kohner was born on November 11, 1936 in Los Angeles, California. Her Mexican mother was actress Lupita Tovar, a successful performer from the 1930s and it was only natural th
Penelope Keith
Dame Penelope Anne Constance Keith, DBE, DL (née Hatfield; born 2 April 1940) is an English actress, active in all genres, including radio, stage, television and film and prim
Barbara Ferris
The Guardian obituary in june 2025. It was once said of the actor Barbara Ferris, who has died aged 88, that she was the only one of Joan Littlewood’s girls at the Theatre Royal