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Marjorie Gaffney
Marjorie Gaffney (1897–1963) was a British actress and screenwriter.Harper p.170 She also worked as an assistant director on a number of films. Selected filmography Actress * '' Garryowen'' (1920) * ''Victory'' (1928) Assistant director * ''Atlantic'' (1929) * ''The W Plan'' (1930) Screenwriter * ''Night of the Garter'' (1933) * ''Lady in Danger'' (1934) * ''Evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...'' (1934) * '' My Old Dutch'' (1934) * '' First a Girl'' (1935) * '' Me and Marlborough'' (1935) * '' Sunset in Vienna'' (1937) * '' The Rat'' (1938) * '' The Mind of Mr. Reeder'' (1939) References Bibliography * Harper, Sue. ''Women in British Cinema: Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know''. A&C Black, 2000. External links * 1897 births 1963 deaths English fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population of (in ), Liverpool is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority, combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Established as a borough in Lancashire in 1207, Liverpool became significant in the late 17th century when the Port of Liverpool was heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade. The port also imported cotton for the Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution, Lancashire textile mills, and became a major departure point for English and Irish emigrants to North America. Liverpool rose to global economic importance at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century and was home to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evergreen (film)
''Evergreen'' is a 1934 British musical film directed by Victor Saville starring Jessie Matthews, Sonnie Hale and Barry MacKay. The film is based on the 1930 musical '' Ever Green'', also starring Matthews, who plays a dual role as mother and daughter. The film was produced at Gaumont British by Michael Balcon and shot at the Lime Grove Studios in London. The film's sets were designed by art director Alfred Junge. The music was written by Rodgers and Hart. Plot In the Edwardian era music halls of London, popular singing star Harriet Green delights audiences with her coy rendition of " Daddy Wouldn't Buy Me a Bow Wow." Harriet, who has an illegitimate baby daughter that she keeps secret from the public, is blackmailed into leaving the stage, so she moves to South Africa to raise her daughter quietly. Years later, her daughter Harriet Hawkes, who strongly resembles her mother, returns to London to break into showbusiness. Handsome young publicity man Tommy Thompson convinces a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Actresses From Liverpool
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English Film Actresses
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity * English studies, the study of English language and literature Media * ''English'' (2013 film), a Malayalam-language film * ''English'' (novel), a Chinese book by Wang Gang ** ''English'' (2018 film), a Chinese adaptation * ''The English'' (TV series), a 2022 Western-genre miniseries * ''English'' (play), a 2022 play by Sanaz Toossi People and fictional characters * English (surname), a list of people and fictional characters * English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach * English Gardner (born 1992), American track and field sprinter * English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer * Aiden English, a ring name of Matthew Rehwoldt (born 1987), American former professional wrestler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 Births
Events January * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a punitive expedition against Benin. * January 7 – A cyclone destroys Darwin, Australia. * January 8 – Lady Flora Shaw, future wife of Governor General Lord Lugard, officially proposes the name "Nigeria" in a newspaper contest, to be given to the British Niger Coast Protectorate. * January 22 – In this date's issue of the journal ''Engineering'', the word ''computer'' is first used to refer to a mechanical calculation device. * January 31 – The Czechoslovak Trade Union Association is founded in Prague. February * February 10 – Freedom of religion is proclaimed in Madagascar. * February 16 – The French conquer the island of Raiatea and capture the rebel chief Teraupo'o, ending the Leeward Islands War and brin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mind Of Mr
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rat (1938 Film)
''The Rat'' is a 1937 British drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Anton Walbrook, Ruth Chatterton, and René Ray. It is based on the play ''The Rat'' by Ivor Novello which had previously been made into a 1925 film '' The Rat'' starring Novello. It was made at Denham Studios by Herbert Wilcox Productions. Plot Infamous Parisian jewel thief Jean Boucheron, known as 'the Rat', attracts the fancy of socialite Zelia de Chaumont, mistress of a South American millionaire. She intends to reform 'the Rat', but he's only interested in relieving her of her pearls. Cast * Anton Walbrook as Jean Boucheron, 'the Rat' * Ruth Chatterton as Zelia de Chaumont * René Ray as Odile Verdier * Beatrix Lehmann as Marguerite * Mary Clare as Mere Colline * Felix Aylmer as Prosecuting Counsel * Hugh Miller as Luis Stets * Gordon McLeod as Caillard * Frederick Culley as Judge * Nadine March as Rose * George Merritt Pierre Verdier * Leo Genn as Defending Counsel * Fanny Wright as Therese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunset In Vienna
''Sunset in Vienna'' is a 1937 British musical drama film directed by Norman Walker and starring Tullio Carminati, Lilli Palmer and John Garrick. It was made at Pinewood Studios.Wood p.97 A shortened version of the film was released in the United States in 1940 and this year and running time are sometimes listed. Plot An Italian officer marries an Austrian, but the outbreak of the First World War devastates their relationship. Cast * Tullio Carminati as Capt. Antonio 'Toni' Baretti * Lilli Palmer as Gelda Sponek * John Garrick as Lt. Adolphe Sponek * Geraldine Hislop as Wanda * Davina Craig as Deaf lady * Hubert Harben as Austrian general * Edgar Driver as Alfred * Alice O'Day as Maddalena * Eileen Munro as Superintendent of V.A.D. * Patrick Barr as Ludwig * Peter Bull as Turk Outside Café * Katie Johnson as Woman in Café * Andreas Malandrinos as Café Manager * Julian Vedey Julian Vedey (b. Warwickshire, 1898; d. Worthing, 1967) was a British actor. Selected f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And Marlborough
''Me and Marlborough'' is a 1935 British comedy film, directed by Victor Saville, and starring Cicely Courtneidge, Tom Walls, Barry MacKay, Peter Gawthorne, Henry Oscar and Cecil Parker. Plot Sergeant Cummings searches Kit Ross's pub for a deserter drummer boy. When he finds the lad, Kit leads the pub patrons in attacking the sergeant's men, and the young man gets away, for which she is put in stocks. While there, she plans her impending wedding to Dick Welch. However, Cummings gets his revenge. On the night of the wedding, he tricks Dick into taking a shilling, which means he has enlisted in the army. She watches as a ship takes him to the fighting. Undaunted, she disguises herself as a man named Simon and joins up with the Duke of Marlborough's army in Flanders to find her missing husband. Cast Reception Writing for ''The Spectator'', Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
