Helmut Dantine
Helmut Dantine (1918–1982) was a quintessential figure of wartime Hollywood, whose career offers a profound irony: a man who was imprisoned by the Nazis in a real concentration c
Greer Garson
GREER GARSON OBITUARY IN “THE INDEPENDENT”. Greer Garson was born in 1902 in Manor Park in Essex. Much of her childhood was spent in Co Down in Northern Ireland. She began her
Keith Carradine
Keith Carradine (born 1949) is a singular figure in American cinema: an Oscar-winning songwriter and a foundational actor of the “New Hollywood” movement. While he was
Cecil Parker
Cecil Parker (1897–1971) was the quintessential “Incompetent Aristocrat” of British cinema. With his distinctive world-weary sigh, a perfectly groomed mustache, and a
Anne Heywood
THE TELEGRAPH OBITUARY IN 2023. Anne Heywood, the actress who has died aged 92, was a former Miss Great Britain who was brave in her choice of taboo-busting film roles, gaining
Audrey Hepburn
AUDREY HEPBURN OBITUARY IN “THE INDEPENDENT” BY DAVID SHIPMAN IN 1993. After so many drive-in waitresses in movies – it has been a real drought – here is class, somebody wh
Robert Taylor
IMDB Entry: Born Spangler Arlington Brugh, Robert Taylor began displaying a diversity of talents in his youth on the plains of Nebraska. At Beatrice High School, he was a standout
Delphi Lawrence
Delphi Lawrence was born in 1926 in Herfordshire. She made many films in England during the 1950’s including “The Feminine Touch” with Belinda Lee in 1956, “Just My L
Ian Bannen
THE SCOTTISH actor Ian Bannen, who just three years ago received a lifetime achievement award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, was a versatile performer who di
George Peppard
David Shipman’s “Independent” obituary: George Peppard, actor, director, producer: born Detroit 1 October 1928; six times married (two sons, one daughter); died Los Angeles 8