Patti Boulaye
Patti Boulaye was born in Nigeria in 1954. She achieved fame in Nigeria in the film “Bisi, Daughter of the River”. She came to Britain in the mid 1970’s and won t
Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft. TCM Overview. The wonderful Peggy Ashcroft, although a celebrated theatre performer, achieived international fame on film and television late in life. She was born
Marie Versini
Marie Versini was born in Paris in 1940. She was capivating as the seamstress on her way to the gallows with Dirk Bogarde in “A Tale of Two Cities.
Sam Wanamaker
Sam Wanamaker was born in 1919 in Chicago. His films include “My Girl Tisa” in 1948 and came to Britain in 1952 and made such movies as “Mr Denning Drives North&#
Silvana Mangano
Silvana Mangano was born in Rome in 1930 of an English mother and an Italian father. She came to international fame for her role in “Bitter Rice” in 1939. Her other fil
Shirley Abicair
Shirley Abicair was born in 1930 in Merbourne, Australia. In 1953 she came to England and began a career as an entertainer. In 1954 she starred in the film “One Good T
Nelson Eddy
Nelson Eddy was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1901. He is best known for his screen partnership with Jeanette McDonald in a series of hughly popular MGM Musicals in th
Avril Elgar
Avril Elgar obituary in The Guardian in 2021 In the middle of her long association with the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester, one critic opined that “any production with
Scilla Gabel
Scilla Gabel was born in Riminini in Italy in 1938. Her movie debut was in “Tarzan’s Greatest Adventure” in 1959. Her other credits include “Modesty Blaise&
Dominic West
Dominic West was born in 1969 in Sheffield, Yorkshire. He is well-known for his performance in the hughly popular series U.S. television series “The Wire” as Jimmy McNu