The Happiness Of Three Women
''The Happiness of Three Women'' is a 1954 British second feature ('B') drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Brenda de Banzie, Donald Houston and Petula Clark. It was adapted from Eynon Evans's Welsh-set 1946 play ''Wishing Well''. The film was released on the Odeon Circuit as a double bill with ''The Crowded Day'' (1954). Plot Amos Parry is a postman who good-heartedly meddles in other peoples' lives, hoping to help them find happiness. He gets entangled with three women who arrive at the Wishing Well Inn, run by his girlfriend Jane Price – a widow, an unhappily married lady, and a rich but idle woman. Cast * Brenda de Banzie as Jane Price * Eynon Evans as Amos Parry * Petula Clark as Delith * Donald Houston as John * Patricia Burke as Ann Murray * Patricia Cutts as Irene Jennings * Bill O'Connor as Peter Jennings * Gladys Hay as Amelia Smith * Glyn Houston as Morgan * Emrys Leyshon as David Miles * Hugh Pryse as the minister * Jessie Evans as Blodwen ...
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Happiness Of Three Women
''Happiness of Three Women'' is a 1917 American Drama film, drama silent film directed by William Desmond Taylor and written by Adele Harris and Albert Payson Terhune. The film stars House Peters, Sr., Myrtle Stedman, Larry Steers, Daisy Jefferson, William Hutchinson and Lucille Ward. The film was released on January 18, 1917, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Cast *House Peters, Sr. as Billy Craig *Myrtle Stedman as Constance Barr *Larry Steers as Mark Barr *Daisy Jefferson as Myrtle Gale *William Hutchinson as Judas Fletcher *Lucille Ward as Mary Fletcher *Milton Brown as Monck Preservation status *A print of this film survives in the Library of Congress collection, a nitrate positive. An older source indicates that it is incomplete.''Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress'' (<-book title) p.74 c.1978 by The American Film Institute

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Donald Houston
Donald Daniel Houston (6 November 1923 – 13 October 1991) was a Welsh actor whose first two films—'' The Blue Lagoon'' (1949) with Jean Simmons, and '' A Run for Your Money'' (1949) with Alec Guinness—were highly successful. Later in his career he was cast in military roles and in comedies such as the ''Doctor'' and '' Carry On'' series. Early life Houston was born in 10 Thomas Street, Tonypandy, on Tuesday 6 November 1923 in the village of Clydach Vale, near Tonypandy, Glamorgan and was the elder brother of actor Glyn Houston and a sister, Jean. His father Alexander Houston, was a professional football player from Scotland, and his mother Elsie M Jones, ran a milk round. Following the death of their mother at age 29, Donald and brother Glyn Houston were raised by their grandmother while their father had to leave Wales in order to find work. After leaving school he worked at a local colliery before deciding to start an acting career. In 1940 he performed on stage with ...
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Julie Milton
Julie may refer to: * Julie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Julie'' (1956 film), an American film noir starring Doris Day * ''Julie'' (1975 film), a Hindi film by K. S. Sethumadhavan featuring Lakshmi * ''Julie'' (1998 film), a British public information film about seatbelt use * ''Julie'' (2004 film), a Hindi film starring Neha Dhupia ** '' Julie 2'', its 2016 sequel starring Raai Laxmi * ''Julie'' (2006 film), a Kannada film starring Ramya * ''Julie'' (TV series), a 1992 American sitcom starring Julie Andrews Literature * ''Julie; or, The New Heloise'', a 1761 novel by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Julie'' (George novel), a 1994 novel, the second book of a trilogy, by Jean Craighead George * ''Julie'', a 1985 novel by Cora Taylor Music * ''Julie'' (opera), a 2005 opera by Philippe Boesmans * Julie (band), an American shoegaze band Albums * ''Julie'' (album), by Julie London, 1957 * ''Julie'' (EP) or the titl ...
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Mary Jones (actress)
Mary Jones (20 February 1915 – 31 March 1990) was a Welsh film actress. Jones was born in Rhayader, Radnorshire. She appeared in films like ''Hay Fever'' (1946), '' Celestial Fire'' (1928), '' The Big Chance'' (1957), '' The Promise'' (1969) and ''Under Milk Wood ''Under Milk Wood'' is a 1954 radio drama by Welsh people, Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. The BBC commissioned the play, which was later adapted for the stage. The first public reading was in New York City in 1953. A Under Milk Wood (1972 film), f ...'' (1972). Filmography References External links * Welsh film actresses 1915 births 1990 deaths {{Wales-actor-stub ...
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John Lewis (actor)
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American civil rights activist and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville sit-ins and the Freedom Rides, was the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) from 1963 to 1966, and was one of the " Big Six" leaders of groups who organized the 1963 March on Washington. Fulfilling many key roles in the civil rights movement and its actions to end legalized racial segregation in the United States, in 1965 Lewis led the first of three Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge where, in an incident that became known as Bloody Sunday, state troopers and police attacked Lewis and the other marchers. A member of the Democratic Party, Lewis was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986 and served 17 terms. The district he represented included most of Atlanta. Due t ...
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Jessie Evans (actress)
Jessie Evans may refer to: * Jessie Evans (basketball) (born 1950), American college basketball coach * Jessie Evans (singer), American-born songwriter, singer, saxophonist and record producer in Germany * Jessie Benton Evans, American artist * Jesse Evans (1853–?), outlaw and gunman of the Old West ** Jesse Evans Gang The Jesse Evans Gang, also known as The Boys, was a gang of rustlers and robbers led by outlaw and gunman Jesse Evans, which lasted from 1876 until 1880. The gang was formed after Evans broke with the John Kinney Gang. After breaking away, he ...

Hugh Pryse
Hugh Pryse (1910–1955) was a British character actor. He was born on 11 November 1910 with the name John Hwfa Pryse, and was billed as Hwfa Pryse in the films ''Penn of Pennsylvania'' and '' "Pimpernel" Smith''. His stage work included Peter Brook's production of '' Dark of the Moon'' in 1948–9 at the Ambassadors Theatre in London and John Gielgud's 1954 staging of ''The Cherry Orchard'' at the Lyric, Hammersmith.- Selected filmography * '' School for Secrets'' (1946) * '' Jassy'' (1947) * ''The Woman in the Hall'' (1947) * '' Easy Money'' (1948) * ''The Story of Shirley Yorke'' (1948) * ''Calling Paul Temple'' (1948) * ''Christopher Columbus'' (1949) * '' Dark Secret'' (1949) * '' The Broken Horseshoe'' (1953) * ''Botany Bay'' (1953) * '' Marilyn'' (1953) * '' The Happiness of Three Women'' (1954) * ''Three Cases of Murder'' (1955) * ''Port of Escape ''Port of Escape'' is a 1956 British thriller film directed by Tony Young and starring Googie Withers, John McCallum, ...
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Emrys Leyshon
Emrys is a Welsh name (the Welsh form of ''Ambrose'') and may refer to: * Allan Emrys Blakeney (1925–2011), tenth Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan (1971–1982) * Charles Emrys Smith, Senior Lecturer in Economics and Education * Emrys ap Iwan (1851–1906), literary critic and writer on politics and religion * Emrys Davies (1904–1975), Glamorgan cricketer and later a Test cricket umpire * Emrys Evans (1891–1966), Welsh classicist and university principal * Emrys Evans (rugby) (1911–1983), Welsh dual-code international rugby union and rugby league footballer * Emrys G. Bowen (1900–1983), geographer * Emrys Hughes (1894–1969), Welsh Labour politician * Emrys Hughes (rugby league), Welsh rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s * Emrys James (1928–1989), Welsh Shakespearean actor * Emrys Jones (geographer), Professor of Geography at the London School of Economics * Emrys Jones (actor) (1915–1972), English actor * Emrys Roberts (Liberal poli ...
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Glyn Houston
Glyndwr Desmond Houston (23 October 1925 – 30 June 2019) was a Welsh actor best known for his television work. He was the younger brother of film actor Donald Houston. Early life Houston was born at 10 Thomas Street, Tonypandy, Glamorgan, Wales. He served in the army during the Second World War, and was briefly a stand-up comedian performing for soldiers during the war. He made his first film appearance in '' The Blue Lamp'' in 1950. In 1951 he appeared at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End in the comedy play '' The Happy Family'' by Michael Clayton Hutton. Career In the 1970s Houston played Lord Peter Wimsey's valet Bunter opposite Ian Carmichael in television adaptations of several of Dorothy Sayers tales. His performance was praised in ''The New York Times''. Later, he had a role as a literary agent in the 1980s British sitcom '' Keep It in the Family''. He appeared in a number of films including '' The Great Game''. Other credits included 'Peter Ridgway' in ...
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Gladys Hay
Gladys may refer to: * Gladys (given name), people with the given name Gladys * Gladys Bocchi Trivolli, 1965 brazilian dentist * ''Gladys'' (album), a 2013 album by Leslie Clio * ''Gladys'' (film), 1999 film written and directed by Vojtěch Jasný * Gladys, Virginia, United States * ''Gladys the Swiss Dairy Cow'', a 2002 sculpture of a cow * Hurricane Gladys (1968) * Talia Gladys, a character in the anime series ''Gundam Seed Destiny'' * the launch name used for USA-215, an American reconnaissance satellite * a character from the novel The Lost World * a character in the cartoon ''The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' See also * Michael Gladis (born 1977), American actor * GLADIS ''Totally Spies!'' is a French Anime-influenced animation, anime-influenced Television animation, animated Spy fiction, spy-fi series created by Vincent Chalvon-Demersay and David Michel mainly produced by French company Zodiak Kids & Family Fran ...

Bill O'Connor (actor)
Bill O'Connor may refer to: *Bill O'Connor (American football), American football end, active 1948–1953 *Bill O'Connor (Australian footballer) (1908–1989), Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne *Bill O'Connor (basketball), American basketball coach *Bill O'Connor (comics), comics writer, see Atom *Bill O'Connor (mountaineer and writer), see Cholatse *Bill O'Connor (musician), country music performer at ''National Barn Dance'' * Bill O'Connor (racing driver), see Camping World Grand Prix at The Glen and 1983 Formula Atlantic season * Bill O'Connor (ice hockey), see 2006 World Junior A Challenge See also * Billy O'Connor, musician *William O'Connor (other) William O'Connor may refer to: *William O'Connor (fencer) (1864–1939), American fencer * William O'Connor (Australian politician) (1910–1987) *William O'Connor (darts player) (born 1986), Irish darts player * William Aloysius O'Connor (1903–1 ...

Patricia Burke
Patricia Burke (23 March 191723 November 2003), was an English singer and actress in cinema, stage and TV. She was the daughter of actress Marie Burke and British operatic tenor Thomas Burke. On stage she enjoyed success in the 1943 West End musical '' The Lisbon Story''. Patricia Burke's most well known films were '' Lisbon Story'' (1946) and ''The Trojan Brothers'' (1946), and the role of Elizabeth in the 1949 TV production of ''Elizabeth of Ladymead''. She appeared in several episodes of the TV series ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' between 1955 and 1958. In 1947-48 she acted in productions of Shakespeare and Shaw at the Old Vic. In 1957 she acted in a production of Aristophanes' ''Lysistrata'' at the Royal Court Theatre. Between 1958 and 1972 she played the part of Jimmy Clitheroe's mother in the BBC Radio Series ''The Clitheroe Kid''. Selected filmography * ''Jennifer Hale'' (1937) * '' Ship's Concert'' (1937) * '' Lisbon Story'' (1946) * '' The Trojan Brothers'' (1946) * ...
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