Robert Mitchum
Robert Mitchum obituary in “The Independent” in 1997. If films were exclusively about acting, the American cinema would be the greatest in the world; but they aren’t, and
Gregory Peck
Gregory Peck obituary in “The Guardian” in 2003. Gregory Peck who has died aged 87, was an actor whose film career emphasised the importance of being earnest. Serious, restrain
Sergio Franchi
Sergio Franchi (Wikipedia) Sergio Franchi was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Bri
Harold Goldblatt
Harold Goldblatt from Dictionary of Ulster Biography. Harold Goldblatt was one of the leading figures in the theatre life of Belfast for half a century, as actor and manager, close
Barbara McNair
Barbara McNair obituary in “The Independent” in 2007. ‘Lenny Bruce used to say that I was a Caucasian and that someone took a paintbrush and painted me brown,” the Broa
Steffi Duna
Steffi Duna (Wikipedia) Born in the Eastern name order in Budapest of Czech extraction and nicknamed Stefi (Stefánia) by her friends and family, Duna started dancing at
John Vernon
John Vernon obituary in “The Telegraph” in 2005. John Vernon the character actor who has died aged 72, spoke with a deep and menacing growl and was regularly cast as duplicitou
Lesley Anne Down
Lesley Anne Down (Wikipedia) Lesley Anne Down Who was born in 1954 is an English actress, former model, and singer. She achieved fame as Georgina Worsley in the ITV&
Paul Muni
Paul Muni (Wikipedia) Paul Muni was an American stage and film actor who grew up in Chicago. Muni was a five-time Academy Award nominee, with one win. He started his acting ca
John Bennett
John Bennett obituary in “The Independent” in 2005. It was conceived as the story of cockney folk in a bustling London East End street market, made at Elstree Studios and quick