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Deborah Baxter
Deborah Baxter (born 1954) is an English actress who appeared in the films '' A High Wind in Jamaica'' and ''The Wind and the Lion''. Career Born in England, Baxter was selected from 1,000 applicants for the starring role of Emily Thornton in the film '' A High Wind in Jamaica'', after having been discovered by talent agent Maureen Riscoe. She received much acclaim for her part in the film. After taking part in much stage work, she returned to film ten years later, being cast by fan John Milius in ''The Wind and the Lion'' (1975), playing Alice Roosevelt, daughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Her only film role in recent years was a walk-on in '' The Calling'' (2000). Personal life Baxter married and retired from film to focus on family, though she continued acting in theatre and television. She currently lives in Kent Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solicitor
A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions. A person must have legally-defined qualifications, which vary from one jurisdiction to another, to be described as a solicitor and enabled to practise there as such. For example, in England and Wales a solicitor is admitted to practise under the provisions of the Solicitors Act 1974. With some exceptions, practising solicitors must possess a practising certificate. There are many more solicitors than barristers in England; they undertake the general aspects of giving legal advice and conducting legal proceedings. In the jurisdictions of England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, in the Australian states of New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, Hong Kong, South Africa (where they are called '' attorneys'') and the Republic of Ireland, the legal profession is split between solicitors and barristers (called ''advocates'' in some countries, for example Scotland), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Births
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English Film Actresses
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Clayhanger Family
The ''Clayhanger'' Family is a series of novels by Arnold Bennett, published between 1910 and 1918. Though the series is commonly referred to as a "trilogy", and the first three novels were published in a single volume, as ''The Clayhanger Family'', in 1925, there are actually four books. All four are set in the "Five Towns", Bennett's thinly disguised version of the six towns of the Staffordshire Potteries. Novels ''Clayhanger'' (1910) This coming-of-age story set in the Midlands of Victorian England follows Edwin Clayhanger as he leaves school, takes over the family business and falls in love. Edwin Clayhanger's father, Darius, has risen from an extremely poor background, which Bennett repeatedly returns to, to become a prominent printer in Bursley, one of Bennett's "Five Towns" – his fictionalised version of the six towns of the Staffordshire Potteries. Edwin is not aware of his father's history and takes his family's affluence for granted. He allows his ambition to become ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Honourable Mrs
''My Honourable Mrs'' is a British comedy television series which originally aired on BBC 1 in summer 1975. Centred around a fictional female politician, it was broadcast a few months after Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of the Conservative Party.Fielding p.181-82 Henry Prendergast (Derek Nimmo) is a publisher whose life is thrown out of balance when his wife Jane (Pauline Yates) is elected as Tory MP. Main cast * Derek Nimmo as Henry Prendergast * Pauline Yates as Jane Prendergast * Aubrey Woods as Trevor Crichton * Anthony Howden as Tim * Sylvestra Le Touzel as Sarah * Nicholas Drake as William * Alan Curtis as Eric Forbes * Caroline Dowdeswell Caroline Dowdeswell (born 7 March 1945, Oldham, Lancashire) is a former English television actress. Career She attended theatre school from age 12 and joined the Bromley Rep at 17. Dowdeswell first appeared on television in 1961, and her first ... as Susan References Bibliography * Steven Fielding. ''A State of Play: Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Little Bit Of Wisdom
''A Little Bit of Wisdom'' is a British television series which aired from 1974 to 1976. A comedy show, it was produced by Associated Television and starred Norman Wisdom. All 20 episodes are missing, and are believed to be lost. Cast *Norman Wisdom as Norman * Neil McCarthy as Alec Potter * Frances White as Linda Clark *Robert Keegan Robert Charles Keegan (August 4, 1920 – June 20, 2001) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox from 1953 to 1958. A native of Rochester, New York, he attended Bucknell University and performed Wo ... as Albert Clark References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Little Bit of Wisdom 1974 British television series debuts 1976 British television series endings Lost television shows English-language television shows 1970s British comedy television series Television shows produced by Associated Television (ATV) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Minutes Worth
''Thirty Minutes Worth'' is a British television comedy sketch show which aired on ITV in three series during 1972 and 1973.Vahimagi p.92 It was created as vehicle for the comedian Harry Worth. Following the series he went on to appear in the 1974 sitcom ''My Name Is Harry Worth'', also produced by Thames Television at Teddington Studios. Cast Starring Harry Worth, it also featured a variety of other actors appearing in either single or multiple episodes including Tim Wylton, Trevor Bannister, Glynn Edwards, Patsy Rowlands, Joyce Carey, Geoffrey Lumsden, Tony Selby, George Moon, Hugh Paddick, Glyn Houston, John Barron, Paula Wilcox, Meredith Edwards, Barbara Flynn, Derek Francis, Sam Kydd, Philip Madoc, Julian Orchard, Bob Todd, Richard Wilson, Norman Bird, Pamela Cundell, Marianne Stone, Robert Raglan and Frank Thornton Frank Thornton Ball (15 January 192116 March 2013), professionally known as Frank Thornton, was an English actor. He was known for playing Captain Peacoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone. It is the fifth most populous county in England, the most populous non-Metropolitan county and the most populous of the home counties. Kent was one of the first British territories to be settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the withdrawal of the Romans. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the oldest cathedral in England, has been the seat of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the conversion of England to Christianity that began in the 6th century with Saint Augustine. Rochester Cathedral in Medway is England's second-oldest cathedral. Located between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates England from mainla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A High Wind In Jamaica (film)
''A High Wind in Jamaica'' is a 1965 DeLuxe Color film, based on the 1929 novel of the same name by Richard Hughes, and directed by Alexander Mackendrick for the 20th Century-Fox studio. It stars Anthony Quinn and James Coburn as the pirates who capture five children. Other cast members include Deborah Baxter, Nigel Davenport, Isabel Dean, Lila Kedrova, Kenneth J. Warren, and Gert Frobe. One of the child actors is the author Martin Amis. Plot A hurricane hits Jamaica in 1870. The Thorntons (Nigel Davenport and Isabel Dean), parents of five children, feel it is time to send them to England for a more civilized upbringing and education. During the voyage, pirates board the ship and the children end up accidentally leaving on the pirate ship. The pirate captain, Chavez (Anthony Quinn) and first mate Zac (James Coburn) do not wish to risk a kidnapping charge and decide to sail to Tampico and leave the children in the safe keeping of Rosa (Lila Kedrova), a brothel madam with a good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Calling (2000 Film)
''The Calling'' is a 2000 straight-to-video horror film directed by . The film stars Laura Harris, Richard Lintern, Francis Magee, Alex Roe, and Alice Krige. Plot Following in the same vein as such classics as '' Rosemary's Baby'' and ''The Omen'', ''The Calling'' is the story of Kristie St. Clair, the involuntary mother of the Antichrist, and possibly the only person who can stop the coming of a modern-day apocalypse. At first Kristie (Harris) believes that she has the perfect life: Marc ( Lintern), her charming TV personality husband; Dylan ( Alex Roe), her beautiful young son; an enchanting house in the British countryside; a successful new career... But as time goes by she begins to suspect something's not right with her family. First, there's Dylan's increasingly violent behavior, which includes the impaling of his pet guinea pig on a stake and his apathy towards the death of a friend. Kristie cannot understand how her son, who she had focused so much energy and love on si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. ( ; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), often referred to as Teddy or by his initials, T. R., was an American politician, statesman, soldier, conservationist, naturalist, historian, and writer who served as the 26th president of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He previously served as the 25th vice president of the United States, vice president under President William McKinley from March to September 1901 and as the 33rd governor of New York from 1899 to 1900. Assuming the presidency after Assassination of William McKinley, McKinley's assassination, Roosevelt emerged as a leader of the History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party and became a driving force for United States antitrust law, anti-trust and Progressive Era, Progressive policies. A sickly child with debilitating asthma, he overcame his health problems as he grew by embracing The Strenuous Life, a strenuous lifestyle. Roosevelt integrated his exuberant personalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
