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Les Parents Terribles
''Les Parents terribles'' is a 1938 French play written by Jean Cocteau. Despite initial problems with censorship, it was revived on the French stage several times after its original production, and in 1948 a film adaptation directed by Cocteau was released. English-language versions have been produced under various titles including ''Intimate Relations'' and ''Indiscretions''. History In January 1938 Cocteau wanted to concentrate on writing a new play and left Paris to stay in Montargis, accompanied by Jean Marais. A concentrated period of work led to the completion of the text by the end of February. Its title was then ''La Roulotte ou la maison dans la lune'' ("The caravan or the house on the moon"), referring to the negligent way of life of certain characters, and the unrealistic attitude of others. Cocteau intended the five roles for specific actors: Yvonne de Bray, Madeleine Ozeray, Gabrielle Dorziat, Louis Jouvet and Jean Marais (and the first two of these lent the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Cocteau
Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau ( , ; ; 5 July 1889 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost avant-garde artists of the 20th-century and hugely influential on the surrealist and Dadaist movements, among others. The National Observer (United States), ''National Observer'' suggested that "of the artistic generation whose daring gave birth to Twentieth Century Art, Cocteau came closest to being a Renaissance man". He is best known for his novels (1923), (1928), and (1929); the stage plays (1930), (1934), (1938), (1941), and (1946); and the films ''The Blood of a Poet'' (1930), (1948), ''Beauty and the Beast (1946 film), Beauty and the Beast'' (1946), ''Orpheus (film), Orpheus'' (1950), and ''Testament of Orpheus'' (1960), which alongside ''Blood of a Poet'' and ''Orpheus'' constitute the so-called Orphic Trilogy. He was described as "one of [the] avant-gard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kathleen Turner
Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an American actress. Known for her distinctive deep husky voice, she is the recipient of two Golden Globes, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Grammy, and two Tony Awards. After debuting both off and on Broadway in 1977, followed by her television debut as Nola Dancy Aldrich on the NBC soap opera '' The Doctors'' (1978–1979), Turner rose to prominence with her portrayal of Matty Walker in '' Body Heat'' (1981), which brought her a reputation as a sex symbol. She worked solidly throughout the 1980s, in films such as '' The Man with Two Brains'' (1983), '' Crimes of Passion'', '' Romancing the Stone'' (both 1984), '' Prizzi's Honor'', '' The Jewel of the Nile'' (both 1985), '' Switching Channels'', '' The Accidental Tourist'' (both 1988), and '' The War of the Roses'' (1989). For her portrayal of the title character in '' Peggy Sue Got Married'' (1986), Turner was nominated for the 1987 Academy Award for Best Actress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jude Law
David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He began his career in theatre before landing small roles in various British television productions and feature films. Law gained international recognition for his role in Anthony Minghella's ''The Talented Mr. Ripley (film), The Talented Mr. Ripley'' (1999), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Law found further critical and commercial success in Steven Spielberg's ''A.I. Artificial Intelligence'' (2001), Sam Mendes' ''Road to Perdition'' (2002), Minghella's ''Cold Mountain (film), Cold Mountain'' (2003), for which he earned Academy Award and BAFTA nominations, in addition to the drama ''Closer (2004 film), Closer'' (2004) and the romantic comedy ''The Holiday'' (2006). His subsequent roles were as Dr. Watson in ''Sherlock Holmes (2009 film), Sherlock Holmes'' (2009) and ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynsey Baxter
Lynsey Baxter (born 7 May 1959) is an English actress. She was born in London on 7 May 1959. She began as a child actress in 1974, and later trained at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). She has worked in theatre, television, film, radio, and voiceover. Baxter trained in reflexology Reflexology, also known as zone therapy, is an alternative medical practice involving the application of pressure to specific points on the feet, ears, and hands. This is done using thumb, finger, and hand massage techniques without the use of ... in 1998, while appearing in the television series '' Dangerfield'', and in her spare time worked in hospitals. dated 1998 at thefreelibrary.com She was also reported to be a trained [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Howard (actor)
Alan MacKenzie Howard (5 August 193714 February 2015) was an English actor. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1966 to 1983 and played leading roles at the Royal National Theatre between 1992 and 2000. Early life Howard was born in Croydon, Surrey, the only son of actor Arthur Howard and his wife Jean Compton (Mackenzie). His uncle was Leslie Howard, the film star,Michael Covene"Alan Howard obituary", ''The Guardian'', 18 February 2015 while his aunt was the casting director Irene Howard. On his mother's side he was also a great-nephew of the actress Fay Compton and the novelist Sir Compton Mackenzie. He was educated at the independent school Ardingly College in Ardingly, West Sussex. Theatre career 1958–1965 Alan Howard made his first stage appearance at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, in April 1958, as a footman in '' Half In Earnest''. He remained with the company until 1960, where his roles included Frankie Bryant in Arnold Wesker's ''Roots'' in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances De La Tour
Frances J. de Lautour (born 30 July 1944), better known as Frances de la Tour, is a British actress. A Tony Award winner and three-time Olivier Award winner, she is also known for her roles in the television sitcom ''Rising Damp'' and in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire''. She performed as Mrs. Lintott in the play '' The History Boys'' in London and on Broadway, winning the 2006 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She reprised the role in the 2006 film. Her other film roles include Madame Olympe Maxime in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'' (2005). Television roles include Emma Porlock in the Dennis Potter serial '' Cold Lazarus'' (1996), Maud in the miniseries '' Flickers'', headmistress Margaret Baron in BBC sitcom '' Big School'' and Violet Crosby in the sitcom '' Vicious''. Early life and family De la Tour was born on 30 July 1944 in Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, to Moyra (née Fessas) and Charles de la Tour (1909–1982). The name was also spelled de L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Gish
Sheila Gish (born Sheila Anne Syme Gash; 23 April 1942 – 9 March 2005) was an English actress. For her role in the 1995 London revival of the Stephen Sondheim musical ''Company'', she won the Olivier Award for Best Supporting Performance in a Musical. Her film appearances included an '' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' (1972), '' Quartet'' (1981), '' Highlander'' (1986) and ''Mansfield Park'' (1999) On television, she starred in the 1969 BBC series '' The First Churchills'', the 1992 TV miniseries of Danielle Steel's '' Jewels'' and the short-lived ITV sitcom '' Brighton Belles'' (1993–94). Early and personal life She was born in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and made her stage debut with a repertory company. She had two daughters: the actresses Lou Gish and Kay (Katharine Ghislaine S. A.) Curram (born 1974) by her first husband, the actor Roland Curram. While filming ''That Uncertain Feeling'' for BBC2 at BBC Cymru/Wales� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Mathias
Sean Gerard Mathias (born 14 March 1956) is a Welsh actor, director, and writer. He is known for directing the film '' Bent'' and for directing highly acclaimed theatre productions in London, New York City, Cape Town, Los Angeles and Sydney. He was included in the 2006 list of the 101 most influential gay and lesbian people in Britain in the '' Independent on Sunday'''s Pink List. Mathias is co-owner of The Grapes, Limehouse pub along with business partners Ian McKellen and Evgeny Lebedev, since September 2011. Career Actor Mathias began his acting career by appearing on the television screen in a small role on an episode of the cult BBC TV series '' Survivors'', in 1977. Also in 1977, he played an Irish Guards lieutenant in the film '' A Bridge Too Far''. In 1978, Mathias appeared in a production at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, during which time he met actor Ian McKellen who subsequently became his lover of about nine years. Mathias' acting career continued into th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Sams
Jeremy Sams (born 12 January 1957) is a British theatre director, composer, and lyricist. Early life and education Sams is the son of the Shakespearean scholar and musicologist Eric Sams. He read music, French, and German at Magdalene College, Cambridge and piano at Guildhall School of Music. Early on, he worked as a freelance pianist and coach, giving frequent recitals and tours and doing stints as a repetiteur at opera houses in Brussels and Ankara. Career Sams directed a revival of Michael Frayn's farce ''Noises Off'', which he mounted in London's Royal National Theatre in 2000. This production then transferred to the West End theatre, West End, and then to Brooks Atkinson Theatre on Broadway theatre, Broadway in 2001. Among his other directing credits are the West End musicals ''Spend Spend Spend'' (1999), the story of Viv Nicholson, who squandered a fortune won in the British lottery, and a stage adaptation of the film ''Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (film), Chitty Chitty Ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fay Compton
Virginia Lilian Emmeline Compton-Mackenzie, (; 18 September 1894 – 12 December 1978), known professionally as Fay Compton, was an English actress. She appeared in several films, and made many broadcasts, but was best known for her stage performances. She was known for her versatility, and appeared in Shakespeare, drawing room comedy, pantomime, modern drama, and classics such as Ibsen and Chekhov. In addition to performing in Britain, Compton appeared several times in the US, and toured Australia and New Zealand in a variety of stage plays. Life and career Early years Compton was born in Fulham, London, the sixth and youngest child and fourth daughter of Edward Compton (1854–1918), actor and manager (whose real surname was Mackenzie), and his wife, the actress Virginia Frances Bateman (1853–1940) daughter of the actor Hezekiah Linthicum Bateman, of Baltimore, US. One of her brothers became well known as the author Compton Mackenzie. Compton made her first professi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martita Hunt
Martita Edith Hunt (30 January 190013 June 1969) was an Argentine-born British theatre and film actress. She had a dominant stage presence and played a wide range of powerful characters. She is best remembered for her performance as Miss Havisham in David Lean's '' Great Expectations'' (1946). Early life Hunt was born in Buenos Aires on 30 January 1900 to English parents Alfred and Marta (née Burnett) Hunt. Aged ten, she travelled with her parents to the United Kingdom, where she attended Queenwood Ladies' College in Eastbourne, and then trained as an actress. Career Early theatrical career Hunt began her acting career in repertory theatre in Liverpool before moving to London. She first appeared there in the Stage Society's production of Ernst Toller's ''The Machine Wreckers'' at the Kingsway Theatre in May 1923. From 1923 to 1929, she appeared as the Principessa della Cercola in W. Somerset Maugham's '' Our Betters'' (Globe, 1924) and as Mrs. Linde in Ibsen's ''A Doll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
