Michael Dante
Michael Dante was born in 1931 in Stamford, Connecticut. He made his movie debut in 1956 in “Somebody Up There, Likes Me”. His films include “Kid Galahad”, “The N
James Mason
Article from 2009 in “The Guardian” by David Thomson: James Mason had good friends, and sometimes that is the measure of a man, especially in the picture business, wher
susannah York
SUSANNAH YORK OBITUARY IN “THE INDEPENDENT” IN 2011. Susannah York was to the forefront of those beautiful young actresses who burst on to the screen in British films of the
Vince Edwards
Vince Edwards (1928–1996) was the architect of the “grumpy” medical procedural. Before the cynical brilliance of House or the frantic energy of ER, Edwards created
Mick Lally
The great Irish actor Mick Lally was born in Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo in 1945. He originally trained to be a teacher and worked in that profession for six years. In 1975 he al
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