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Basil Hoskins
Basil William Hoskins (10 June 1929 – 17 January 2005) was an English theatre and film actor. Hoskins, a native of Edmonton, London, was educated at the Edmonton County School. Hoskins studied acting at RADA and joined the Nottingham Playhouse Company in 1951. Hoskins was the long-term partner of fellow English actor Harry Andrews. They are buried alongside each other at St Mary the Virgin, Salehurst, in East Sussex. His best-known films are ''Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958) and ''North West Frontier (film), North West Frontier'' (1959). On television, he played the part of Number 14 on ''The Prisoner'' television series (episode "Hammer Into Anvil"). Filmography * ''It Started in Paradise'' (1952) – 2nd Detective (uncredited) * ''Ice Cold in Alex'' (1958) – C.M.P. Lieutenant (Alexandria) * ''North West Frontier (film), North West Frontier'' (1959) – A.D.C. * ''The Millionairess'' (1960) – First Secretary * ''Edge of Sanity (film), Edge of Sanity'' (1989) – Mr. Bottingham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmonton, London
Edmonton is a town in north London, England within the London Borough of Enfield, a local government district of Greater London. The northern part of the town is known as Lower Edmonton or Edmonton Green, and the southern part as Upper Edmonton. Situated north-northeast of Charing Cross, it borders Enfield to the north, Chingford to the east, and Tottenham to the south, with Palmers Green and Winchmore Hill to the west. The population of Edmonton was 82,472 as of 2011. The town forms part of the ceremonial county of Greater London and until 1965 was in the ancient county of Middlesex. Historically a parish in the Edmonton Hundred of Middlesex, Edmonton became an urban district in 1894, and a municipal borough in 1937. Local government took place at the now-demolished Edmonton Town Hall in Fore Street between 1855 and 1965. In 1965, following reform of local government in London, the municipal borough and former parish of Edmonton was abolished, merging with that of Enf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
