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Fanny Rowe
Frances Mabel Morton (née Rowe, 26 June 1913 – 31 July 1988) was an English stage, film and television actress. Early years Rowe was born in Preston, Lancashire, the daughter of a parson, and educated at Channing School For Girls in Highgate and then went on to study at Newnham College, Cambridge. Stage Rowe's acting career started in the Marlowe Society, Cambridge. She then worked on the West End and in repertory theatre from 1936 onward, at Newcastle, Coventry, Harrogate, Worthing, Dundee and Windsor. She appeared in many theatrical productions both on the West End and also in the United States. Her American stage debut was in '' Man and Superman''. In 1951 she was awarded the Clarence Derwent Award (her real name Frances Rowe is listed). She played the part of Alex Cornwall in '' Who Goes There!''. In 1952 she was in John Clements' comedy '' The Happy Marriage''. In 1955 she starred in the J.B. Priestley play '' Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon''. Radio Rowe made her A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Portrait Gallery, London
The National Portrait Gallery (NPG) is an art gallery in London that houses a collection of portraits of historically important and famous British people. When it opened in 1856, it was arguably the first national public gallery in the world that was dedicated to portraits. The gallery moved in 1896 to its current site at St Martin's Place, off Trafalgar Square, and adjoining the National Gallery. The National Portrait Gallery also has regional outposts at Beningbrough Hall in Yorkshire and Montacute House in Somerset. It is unconnected to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh, with which its remit overlaps. The gallery is a non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Collection The gallery houses portraits of historically important and famous British people, selected on the basis of the significance of the sitter, not that of the artist. The collection includes photographs and caricatures as well as paintings, drawings ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worthing
Worthing ( ) is a seaside town and borough in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 113,094 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Hove built-up area, the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 15th most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Northern parts of the borough, including the Worthing Downland Estate, form part of the South Downs National Park. In 2019, the Art Deco Worthing Pier was dubbed the best in Britain. Dating from around 4000 BC, the flint mines at Cissbury and nearby Church Hill, West Sussex, Church Hill, Blackpatch and Harrow Hill, West Sussex, Harrow Hill are amongst the earliest Neolithic British Isles, Neolithic monuments in Britain. The Iron Age hill fort of Cissbury Ring is one of Britain's largest. The recorded history of Worthing began with the Domesday Book. Worthing is Historic counties of England, historically part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
After Henry (TV Series)
''After Henry'' is a British sitcom that aired on ITV from 4 January 1988 to 24 August 1992. It was based on the radio series of the same name that was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1985 and 1989. Like the radio series, the TV series was written by Simon Brett, and starred Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson. It was made for the ITV network by Thames Television. The opening and closing music is "Three-Quarter Blues", by George Gershwin. The BBC was reluctant to produce ''After Henry'' for television, so in 1988 after the third radio series Thames Television did so. The show was surprisingly popular, attracting over 14 million viewers. A second television series was shown during the same months as the fourth radio series with, in many cases, both radio and television episodes being broadcast on the same nights. The fourth television series was broadcast from July 1992, after the death of Joan Sanderson, who had died on 24 May. Cast * Prunella Scales – Sarah France * J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fresh Fields
''Fresh Fields'' is a British sitcom starring Julia McKenzie and Anton Rodgers. A ratings success at the time, it was written by John Chapman and produced by Thames Television for ITV, running for four series between 7 March 1984 and 23 October 1986. The series has had reruns in recent years on Drama and currently, Fresh Fields is airing on That's TV in the UK (December 2023) Premise and series history Hester and William Fields (McKenzie and Rodgers) are a devoted middle-aged, middle-class couple living an idyllic suburban lifestyle in Barnes, London. William works as an accountant while Hester is a housewife who works part-time in local restaurant Lucy's Kitchen. The title's meaning, and crux of the show, is that Hester combats empty-nest syndrome by livening up her life with new interests and hobbies, to the exasperation of her hard-working husband who just wants a quiet life.Series 1, episode 5, stated by Hester The show's opening credits, featuring silhouettes of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia McKenzie
Julia Kathleen Nancy McKenzie (born 17 February 1941) is an English actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director. She has premièred leading roles written by both Alan Ayckbourn and Stephen Sondheim. On television, she is known for her BAFTA Award nominated role as Hester Fields in the sitcom '' Fresh Fields'' (1984–1986) and its sequel '' French Fields'' (1989–1991), as Miss Marple in ''Agatha Christie's Marple'' (2009–2013) and for her appearance in the BBC One costume drama series '' Cranford''. McKenzie has also starred in numerous musicals, receiving a 1977 Tony Award nomination for her work in the Broadway revue, '' Side by Side by Sondheim''. A six-time Olivier Award nominee, she has twice won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical; for the 1982 revival of ''Guys and Dolls'' and the 1993 revival of Stephen Sondheim's '' Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street''. She also starred in the original London productions of the Sondheim musicals '' Fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Forsyte Saga (1967 TV Series)
''The Forsyte Saga'' is a 1967 BBC television adaptation of John Galsworthy's series of ''The Forsyte Saga'' novels, and its sequel trilogy ''A Modern Comedy''. The series follows the fortunes of the upper middle class Forsyte family, and stars Eric Porter as Soames, Kenneth More as Young Jolyon and Nyree Dawn Porter as Irene. It was adapted for television and produced by Donald Wilson and was originally shown in twenty-six episodes on Saturday evenings between 7 January and 1 July 1967 on BBC2, at a time when only a small proportion of the population had television sets able to receive the channel. It was therefore the Sunday night repeat run on BBC1, starting on 8 September 1968, that secured the programme's success with 18 million tuning in for the final episode in 1969. It was shown in the United States on public television and broadcast all over the world, and became the first BBC television series to be sold to the Soviet Union.The Forsyte Saga'' at PBS Masterpiece Thea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanity Fair (1967 TV Serial)
''Vanity Fair'' is a BBC television drama serial adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray's 1848 novel of the same name broadcast in 1967. It was the first drama serial in colour produced by the BBC. ''Vanity Fair'' starred Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp. The serial was also broadcast in 1972 in the US on PBS television as part of ''Masterpiece Theatre'', and Hampshire received an Emmy Award for her portrayal in 1973. This was the second of four television adaptations of ''Vanity Fair'' produced by the BBC; other serials had been transmitted in 1956/57, in 1987, and in 1998. Plot summary For a full length summary of the book, see: ''Vanity Fair'' plot summary. Episodes Cast * Susan Hampshire as Becky Sharp * Dyson Lovell as Rawdon Crawley * Bryan Marshall as Captain Dobbin * Marilyn Taylerson as Amelia Osborne * Roy Marsden as George Osborne * John Moffatt as Jos Sedley * Barbara Couper as Miss Matilda Crawley * Barbara Leake as Mrs. Sedley * Michael Rothwell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Central Station (radio)
''Grand Central Station'' was an American anthology radio series that had a long run on the major networks from 1937 to 1954. Produced by Himan Brown, Martin Horrell and others, the story content ranged from romantic comedies to lightweight dramas. The program debuted on September 28, 1937, on NBC. Each program opened with an announcer intoning that Grand Central was "the crossroads of a million private lives, a gigantic stage on which are played a thousand dramas daily."Berger, Joseph. (2010, June 7). ''Himan Brown, Developer of Radio Dramas, Dies at 99''. The New York Times, p A-19 Actors included Jim Ameche and Hume Cronyn. The announcers were George Baxter, Ken Roberts and Tom Shirley. The programs were narrated by Jack Arthur, Stuart Metz and Alexander Scourby. When some listeners noted that steam engines, the sounds of which were heard during the broadcasts, no longer frequented the terminal, Brown responded: "You have your own Grand Central Station." In 1952 a half-h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Happy Marriage
''The Happy Marriage'' is a 1952 comedy play written by the British actor John Clements. Inspired by Jean Bernard-Luc's French play '' Le Complexe de Philémon'', it premiered at the Grand Theatre in Leeds. It then transferred to the Duke of York's Theatre in London's West End where it ran for 367 performances from 7 August 1952 to 27 June 1953. The West End cast included Clements, Kay Hammond, Charles Lloyd-Pack, Michael Shepley Arthur Michael Shepley-Smith (29 September 1907 – 28 September 1961), known professionally as Michael Shepley, was a British actor, appearing in theatre, film and some television between 1929 and 1961. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. Shepl ... and Frances Rowe.Wearing p.177 References Bibliography * Hartnoll, Phyllis. ''The Oxford Companion to the Theatre''. Oxford University Press, 1983. * Wearing, J.P. ''The London Stage 1950–1959: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel''. Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. 1952 plays West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clements (actor)
Sir John Selby Clements (25 April 1910 – 6 April 1988) was a British actor and producer who worked in theatre, television and film. Biography Theatre career Clements made his first professional appearance on the stage in 1930, then worked with Nigel Playfair and afterwards spent a few years in Ben Greet's Shakespearean Company. In 1935 Clements founded the Intimate Theatre, a combined repertory and try-out venue, at Palmers Green. He appeared in almost 200 plays and also presented a number of plays in the West End as actor-manager-producer. Clements married the actress Kay Hammond and together they had a critical success with their West End revival of Noël Coward's play '' Private Lives'' in 1945. In 1952 they both appeared in Clements's own play '' The Happy Marriage'', an adaptation of Jean Bernard-Luc's '. Clements starred as Edward Moulton Barrett in the musical '' Robert and Elizabeth'', a successful adaptation of '' The Barretts of Wimpole Street''. In December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who Goes There! (play)
''Who Goes There!'' is a 1950 comedy play by the British writer John Dighton. The action takes place entirely around St James's Palace. It premiered at the Theatre Royal, Windsor in September 1950. It then ran for 222 performances in London's West End between 4 April and 13 October 1951, initially at the Vaudeville Theatre before transferring to the Duke of York's Theatre. The cast included Nigel Patrick, Beatrice Campbell, Anthony Sharp, Trevor Reid, Frances Rowe and Geraldine McEwan, making her West End debut. Adaptation In 1952 it was adapted into a Who Goes There!, film of the same title directed by Anthony Kimmins and starring Nigel Patrick Nigel Dennis Patrick Wemyss-Gorman (2 May 1912 – 21 September 1981) was an English actor and stage director born into a theatrical family. During the late 1940s and 1950s, he became known as a debonair leading man in British films, though he ..., reprising his stage role, Valerie Hobson and George Cole (actor), George Cole.G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Derwent Award
The Clarence Derwent Awards are theatre awards given annually by the Actors' Equity Association on Broadway in the United States and by Equity, the performers' union, in the West End in the United Kingdom. Clarence Derwent (23 March 1884 – 6 August 1959) was an English actor, director, and manager. He was educated at St Paul's School, London and the Birkbeck Institute. He joined Sir Frank Benson's stage company, with whom he stayed for five years. He then joined Annie Horniman's repertory company in Manchester. He was seen in a great variety of roles, both in London and New York. He made his last appearance on stage in 1948 in '' The Madwoman of Chaillot''. He died in New York at the age of 75. From 1946 to 1952 Derwent was President of America's Actors' Equity. His will stipulated that two $500 prizes were to be given out annually to the best individual male and female supporting performances on Broadway and a £100 prize to the best supporting performances in the West En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
