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Judith Scott (British Actress)
Judi Scott (1957–2018) was a British theatrical, film and television actress. Credits Theatre * ''Absurdia'' at the Donmar Warehouse * ''The Romans In Britain'' at the Sheffield Crucible Film and TV * "Mr. Turner" (directed by Mike Leigh) * ''High Hopes'' (directed by Mike Leigh) * ''Vera Drake'' (directed by Mike Leigh) * ''News Hounds'' (directed by Les Blair) * ''Between The Lines (TV series)'', Series 1, Episode 8, as Inspector Jane Toynton (directed by Tom Clegg) * ''Bliss'' (directed by Les Blair) * ''Milk'' (directed by William Brookfield) * ''My Brother Tom'' (directed by Dom Rotheroe) * ''Midsomer Murders'' (directed by Jeremy Silberston Jeremy Silberston (1 April 1950 – 9 March 2006), was an English film director. Early life His father was economist Aubrey Silberston, and his mother, Dorothy, was a founder member of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship. He attended The Per ...) Awards Cannes Television Film Awards 1992: Best Actress for BBC Screen O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judith Scott (born 1957), British theatrical, film and television actress
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Judith Scott may refer to: * Judith Scott (artist) (1943 – 2005), American fiber artist * Judith Scott (American actress) (born 1965), American television actress * Judith Scott (British actress) Judi Scott (1957–2018) was a British theatrical, film and television actress. Credits Theatre * ''Absurdia'' at the Donmar Warehouse * ''The Romans In Britain'' at the Sheffield Crucible Film and TV * "Mr. Turner" (directed by Mike Leigh) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donmar Warehouse
The Donmar Warehouse is a 251-seat, not-for-profit Off-West End theatre in Covent Garden, London, England. It first opened on 18 July 1977. Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage, Josie Rourke and Michael Longhurst have all served as artistic director, a post held since March 2024 by Tim Sheader. The theatre produces new writing, contemporary reappraisals of European classics, British and American drama and small-scale musical theatre. As well as presenting at least six productions a year at its home in Covent Garden, as well transferring shows to the West End, Broadway and elsewhere. History Theatrical producer Donald Albery formed Donmar Productions around 1953, with the name derived from the first three letters of his name and the first three letters of his friend, ballerina Margot Fonteyn. In 1961, he bought the warehouse, a building that in the 1870s had been a vat room and hops warehouse for the local brewery in Covent Garden, and in the 1920s had been used as a film studio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheffield Crucible
The Crucible Theatre, or simply The Crucible, is a theatre in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, which opened in 1971. Its name refers to Crucible steel#History of production in England, crucible steel, which was developed in Sheffield in 1740 and drove the industrialisation of the city. In addition to regular theatre, theatrical performances, the theatre also serves as a sports venue, having hosted the World Snooker Championship annually since 1977. The The Guardian, ''Guardian'' newspaper has called the Crucible the "spiritual home of snooker". The World Women's Snooker Championship and the World Seniors Championship have also been staged at the venue. In May 2022 plans were unveiled to build a new 3,000-seat venue nearby with a bridge connecting the two buildings. History The Crucible Theatre was built by M J Gleeson and opened in 1971. It replaced the Sheffield Repertory Theatre which was based in Townhead Street at the Sheffield Playhouse. In 1967 Colin George, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English screenwriter, producer, director and former actor with a film, theatre, and television career spanning more than 60 years. His accolades include prizes at the Cannes Film Festival, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Venice International Film Festival, three BAFTA Awards, and nominations for seven Academy Awards. He also received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2014, and was appointed an Order of the British Empire, Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1993 Birthday Honours for services to the film industry. Leigh studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and the London Film School, London School of Film Technique. His short-lived acting career included the role of a mute in the 1963 ''Maigret (1960 TV series), Maigret'' episode "The Flemish Shop". He began working as a theatre director and playwright in the mid-1960s, before tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Blair
Leslie "Les" Blair (born 23 October 1941, Manchester, England) is a BAFTA winning television, film and theatre director. He was educated at Salford Grammar School, where he was a friend of Mike Leigh, later producing Leigh's first feature film, '' Bleak Moments'' (1971). Michael Coveney, ''The World According to Mike Leigh'' (London: HarperCollins Publishers, 1996), pp. 7, 45 Gaining notoriety for his controversial mini-series '' Law And Order'' (shown in 1978 on BBC2), Blair has gone on to direct films characterised by their political and social awareness. Blair graduated from and currently teaches at London Film School. In 2019, he was made Honorary Associate of London Film School. Filmography *''Blooming Youth'' (BBC ''Play for Today'', 1973) (TV) *''Bet Your Life'' (BBC ''Play for Today ''Play for Today'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Between The Lines (TV Series)
''Between the Lines'' is a television police drama series created by J. C. Wilsher and produced by World Productions for the BBC. It was first shown on BBC One, BBC1 between 4 September 1992 and 21 December 1994, running for three series. The show centred on the eventful life of Detective Superintendent Tony Clark, played by Neil Pearson. Clark was an ambitious member of the Directorate of Professional Standards, Complaints Investigation Bureau (CIB), an internal organisation of the Metropolitan Police that investigates complaints against officers as well as claims of corruption inside the police force. Along the way Clark had to overcome strong influence from his superiors and problems in his private life, most notably the break-up of his marriage following an affair with WPC Jenny Dean (Lesley Vickerage). Throughout the series Clark was assisted by colleagues Harry Naylor (Tom Georgeson) and Maureen 'Mo' Connell (Siobhan Redmond). The show became a surprise hit for the BBC, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Clegg (director)
Thomas Harrison Clegg (16 October 1934 – 24 July 2016) was a British television and film director. He was known as an action director, responsible for many episodes of ''The Sweeney'', its cinema version ''Sweeney 2'' (1978), and ''Sharpe (TV series), Sharpe''. Between 1952 and 1954, he performed national service in the Royal Air Force. Selected filmography Television * ''Scotland Yard: The Stateless Man'' (1955) as Fenton * ''Special Branch (TV series), Special Branch'' (1973–74) * ''Space: 1999'' (1975–77) * ''The Sweeney'' (1975–78) * ''A Captain's Tale'' (1982) * ''Frederick Forsyth Presents'' (1989 and 1990) * ''Sharpe (TV series), Sharpe'' (1993–2008) * ''Bravo Two Zero (film), Bravo Two Zero'' (1999) * ''Adventure Inc.'' (2002–2003) * ''Rosemary & Thyme'' (2003) Film * ''Love Is a Splendid Illusion'' (1970) * ''Sweeney 2'' (1978) * ''McVicar (film), McVicar'' (1980) * ''G'olé!'' (1983) * ''The Inside Man (film), The Inside Man'' (1984) * ''Any Man's Death'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Brookfield (director) (1844–1903), American businessman and politician from New York
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William Brookfield may refer to: * William Henry Brookfield (1809–1874), Anglican priest * William Brookfield (politician) William Brookfield (May 24, 1844 – May 13, 1903) was an American businessman and politician from New York. Life Brookfield was born on May 24, 1844, in Green Bank, New Jersey, the son of glass-cutter James M. Brookfield and Catherine A. Brandif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dom Rotheroe
Dom or DOM may refer to: People and fictional characters * Dom (given name), including fictional characters * Dom (surname) * Dom La Nena (born 1989), stage name of Brazilian-born cellist, singer and songwriter Dominique Pinto * Dom people, an ethnic group in the Middle East and North Africa * Dom (caste) or Domba, an ethnic group in India Arts and entertainment * ''Dom'' (film), a 1958 Polish film * ''DOM'' (album), a 2012 album by German singer Joachim Witt * DOM (band), a pop/electronic solo musical project by Dominic Cournoyer * "Dom", a song by Doda (featuring Bedoes) from '' Aquaria'', 2022 Linguistics * Differential object marking, a linguistic feature * Dom language, spoken in Papua New Guinea Places * Dom (mountain), Switzerland, the third highest mountain in the Alps * Overseas department, (''Département d'outre-mer''), a department of France that is outside metropolitan France * Dóm Square, a large town square in Szeged, Hungary * Dominican Republic (ISO 3166 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Silberston
Jeremy Silberston (1 April 1950 – 9 March 2006), was an English film director. Early life His father was economist Aubrey Silberston, and his mother, Dorothy, was a founder member of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship. He attended The Perse School, Cambridge. After college, he worked in France on the Disney on Ice show. Returning to England he began to work in television production. Career After training at the BBC as a production director in the late 1970s (he was recruited for his ability to speak French) he worked in a range of TV popular drama programmes such as ''Casualty'' and ''The Bill''. In 1979 he was an assistant floor manager on the BBC's '' Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy''. During the 1980s he was production manager of the ''Nanny'' Series 1 (1980), ''Smiley's People'' (1982), ''Doctor Who'' "The Five Doctors" (1983), '' My Cousin Rachel'' (mini TV Series) (1983), ''Bleak House'' (mini TV Series) (1985), two episodes of ''EastEnders'' (1986) and two episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Births
Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having handled the ball, in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ''Throne of Blood'', Akira Kurosawa's reworking of ''Macbeth'', is released in Japan. * January 20 ** Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula (captured from Egypt on October 29, 1956). * January 26 – The Ibirapuera Planetarium (the first in the Southern Hemisphere) is inaugurated in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Place Of Birth Missing
Place may refer to: Geography * Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population ** Census-designated place, a populated area lacking its own municipal government * "Place", a type of street or road name ** Often implies a dead end (street) or cul-de-sac * Place, based on the Cornish word "plas" meaning mansion * Place, a populated place, an area of human settlement ** Incorporated place (see municipal corporation), a populated area with its own municipal government * Location (geography), an area with definite or indefinite boundaries or a portion of space which has a name in an area Placenames * Placé, a commune in Pays de la Loire, Paris, France * Plače, a small settlement in Slovenia * Place (Mysia), a town of ancient Mysia, Anatolia, now in Turkey * Place, New Hampshire, a location in the United States Facilities and structures * Place House, a 16th-century mansion largely remodelled in the 19th century, in Fowey, Cornwall, Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
