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Theatre Royal (TV Series)
''Theatre Royal'', aka ''Lilli Palmer Theatre'' is an Anglo/American half-hour television anthology series hosted by Lilli Palmer. It was the first ITV play series; and was first transmitted on 25 September 1955, with the televised Dickens episode, ''Bardell v Pickwick''. Thirty-four episodes aired in the UK on ATV London in 1955–56. Fourteen episodes aired in the US from 1955–56. Notable guest stars included Maggie Smith, Wendy Hiller, Stephen Boyd, Marius Goring, Michael Gough Francis Michael Gough ( ; 23 November 1916 – 17 March 2011) was a British character actor who made more than 150 film and television appearances. He is known for his roles in the Hammer Horror Films from 1958, with his first role as Sir Arthu ... and Wilfrid Hyde-White. References External links *''Theatre Royal'' at CVTA with list of episodes 1950s American anthology television series 1955 American television series debuts 1956 American television series endings 1955 British telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilli Palmer
Lilli Palmer (; born Lilli Marie Peiser; 24 May 1914 – 27 January 1986) was a German actress and writer. After beginning her career in British films in the 1930s, she would later transition to major Hollywood productions, earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance in '' But Not for Me'' (1959). Other notable roles include in the comedy '' The Pleasure of His Company'' (1961), the Spanish horror film '' The House That Screamed'' (1969), and in the miniseries ''Peter the Great'' (1986), which earned her another Golden Globe Award nomination. For her career in European films, Palmer won the Volpi Cup, and the Deutscher Filmpreis three times. Early life Palmer, who took her surname from an English actress she admired, was one of three daughters born to , a German Jewish surgeon, and Rose Lissman (or Lissmann), an Austrian Jewish stage actress in Posen, Prussia, Germany (Poznań, Poland). When Lilli was four her family moved to Berlin-Charlottenburg. She was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
