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Jill Adams
Jill Adams (22 July 1930 – 13 May 2008) was an English actress, artist and fashion model. She featured or starred in over 25 films during the 1950s and 1960s. Life Jill Adams was born Jill Siggins in London in 1930, the daughter of the silent-screen actress Molly Adair (real name Mary Marguerite Potter). Jill's New Zealand-born father, Arthur James Siggins, had met the Irish-American Adair when she was on location filming '' The Blue Lagoon'' (1923). Siggins, a former member of the British South Africa Police and an expert animal handler, worked on the film ''The Four Feathers'' (1921), and later wrote a book about the experience, ''Shooting with Rifle and Camera''. Jill was one of four children. When she was six years old, Jill moved to Wales where she continued her education, after which she worked for four years on a farm. Her ambition was to become an artist, and she moved to London to pursue that career, taking work as a sales assistant, secretary, and window dresser. ... [...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] |
The Love Match
''The Love Match'' is a 1955 British black and white comedy film directed by David Paltenghi and starring Arthur Askey, Glenn Melvyn, Thora Hird and Shirley Eaton. A football-mad railway engine driver and his fireman are desperate to get back in time to see a match. It was based on the 1953 play by Glenn Melvyn, one of the stars of the film. A TV spin-off series ''Love and Kisses'', appeared later in 1955. Cast * Arthur Askey as Bill Brown * Glenn Melvyn as Wally Binns * Thora Hird as Sal Brown * Shirley Eaton as Rose Brown * James Kenney as Percy Brown * Edward Chapman as Mr. Longworth * Danny Ross as Alf Hall * Robb Wilton as Mr. Muddlecombe * Anthea Askey as Vera * Patricia Hayes as Emma Binns * Iris Vandeleur as Mrs. Entwhistle * William Franklyn as Arthur Ford * Leonard Williams as Aggressive Man * Peter Swanwick as Mr. Hall * Dorothy Blythe as Waitress * Reginald Hearne as Police Constable Wilfred * Maurice Kaufmann as Harry Longworth * Janet Davies as Motorist Rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crosstrap
''Crosstrap'' is a 1962 British B-movie crime film, starring Laurence Payne, Jill Adams and Gary Cockrell, and marking the directorial debut of Robert Hartford-Davis. The screenplay was adapted from a novel by John Newton Chance. The film was reportedly unusually graphic for its time in its on-screen depiction of violence, with one reviewer describing a "climactic blood-bath where corpses bite the dust as freely as Indians in a John Ford western".75 Most Wanted - ''Crosstrap'' BFI National Archive. ''Retrieved 09-09-2010'' Plot Novelist Geoff (Cockrell) and his wife Sally (Adams) rent an isolated countryside bungalow to enable Geoff to finish his latest book without the distractions of life in London. On their arrival, they are horrified to find a dead man in the property; b ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Over My Shoulder
''Death Over My Shoulder '' is a 1958 British crime film directed by Arthur Crabtree based on a story by American journalist Alyce Canfield. The film stars Keefe Brasselle and his wife Arlene DeMarco one of The DeMarco Sisters. Plot When Jack Regan is unable to meet his payments for his ill son, he hires a professional killer to do him in so his son will receive Jack's insurance money. Cast *Keefe Brasselle ... Jack Regan *Bonar Colleano ... Joe Longo *Jill Adams ... Evelyn Connors * Arlene DeMarco ... Julie *Charles Farrell ... Shiv Maitland *Al Mulock ... Brainy Peterson *Sonia Dresdel Sonia Dresdel (5 May 1909 – 18 January 1976) was an English actress, whose career ran between the 1940s and 1970s. Life She was born Lois Obee in Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and was educated at Aberdeen High School for Girls a ... ... Miss Upton References External links * 1958 films 1958 crime drama films British crime drama films Films directed by Arth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Flying Doctor Service
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), commonly known as the Flying Doctor, is an air medical service in Australia. It is a non-profit organisation that provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote and regional areas of Australia who cannot access a hospital or general practice due to the vast distances of the Outback. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world. History A "mantle of safety" for the Outback The Reverend John Flynn had worked in rural and remote areas of Victoria and was commissioned by the Presbyterian Church to look at the needs of people living in the outback. His report to the Presbyterian Assembly in 1912 resulted in the establishment of the Australian Inland Mission (AIM), of which he was appointed Superintendent. In 1928, he formed the AIM Aerial Medical Service, a one-year experiment based in Cloncurry, Queensland. This experiment later became The Royal Flying Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Flying Doctor (TV Series)
''The Flying Doctor'' is a 1959 British television series made in Britain and Australia. It starred Richard Denning and was created by Michael Noonan. It ran for 39 episodes of 30 minutes. Cast *Richard Denning as Dr. Greg Graham *Jill Adams as Mary Meredith * Alan White as Charley Wood * James Copeland as Alec Macleod * Peter Madden as Dr. Jim Harrison Background The show was based on a BBC radio series of the same name. This starred Bill Kerr William Henry Kerr (10 June 1922 – 28 August 2014) was a British and Australian actor, comedian, and vaudevillian. Born in South Africa, he started his career as a child actor in Australia, before emigrating to Britain after the Second Worl ..., James Mackechnie, and Bettina Dickson. The series was filmed at Elstree studios in London with location work done in Australia. Finance came from Associated British of England. In March 1958 two executives from Associated British, director David MacDonald and producer Hamilton Inglis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dust In The Sun
''Dust in the Sun'' is a 1958 Australian mystery film adapted from the 1955 novel '' Justin Bayard'' by Jon Cleary and produced by the team of Lee Robinson and Chips Rafferty. The film stars British actress Jill Adams and an indigenous-Australian actor Robert Tudawali as Emu Foot. Synopsis Justin Bayard, a Northern Territory policeman, is escorting an aboriginal warrior, Emu Foot, to Alice Springs to be tried for a tribal killing. They are attacked by some Aborigines and forced to take refuge at an isolated cattle station. Julie, the bored wife of the station owner Tad Kirkbridge, sets Emu Foot free and is later murdered. Bayard romances stockman's daughter Chris. Emu Foot is killed by aboriginals and Bayard exposes Julie's murderer. Cast * Jill Adams as Julie Kirkbride * Ken Wayne as Justin Bayard * Maureen Lanagan as Chris Palady * Robert Tudawali as Emu Foot * James Forrest as Tad Kirkbride * Jack Hume as Ned Palady * Henry Murdoch as Spider * Reg Lye as Dirks * Alan Light ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scamp
''The Scamp'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Richard Attenborough, Terence Morgan, Colin Petersen, and Dorothy Alison. It was based on the play, "Uncertain Joy," by Charlotte Hastings. It was released in the U.S. as ''Strange Affection''. Synopsis A schoolteacher and his wife take in the tempestuous child of an abusive drifter. When the father returns their lives become complicated by issues of corporal punishment, physical abuse, strained relations and various crimes. Cast * Richard Attenborough as Stephen Leigh * Dorothy Alison as Barbara Leigh * Colin Petersen as Tod Dawson * Terence Morgan as Mike Dawson * Jill Adams as Julie Dawson * Maureen Delany as Mrs. Perryman * Margaretta Scott as Mrs. Blundell * David Franks as Eddie * Geoffrey Keen as Headmaster * Charles Lloyd-Pack as Beamish * June Cunningham as Annette * Sam Kydd as Shopkeeper * Victor Brooks as Inspector Birch Critical reception ''TV Guide'' wrote, "S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Personality
Celebrity is a condition of fame and broad public recognition of a person or group as a result of the attention given to them by mass media. An individual may attain a celebrity status from having great wealth, their participation in sports or the entertainment industry, their position as a political figure, or even from their connection to another celebrity. 'Celebrity' usually implies a favorable public image, as opposed to the neutrals 'famous' or 'notable', or the negatives 'infamous' and 'notorious'. History In his 2020 book ''Dead Famous: an unexpected history of celebrity'', British historian Greg Jenner uses the definition: Although his book is subtitled "from Bronze Age to Silver Screen", and despite the fact that "Until very recently, sociologists argued that ''celebrity'' was invented just over 100 years ago, in the flickering glimmer of early Hollywood" and the suggestion that some medieval saints might qualify, Jenner asserts that the earliest celebrities live ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Constant Husband
''The Constant Husband'' is a 1955 British comedy film, directed by Sidney Gilliat and starring Rex Harrison, Margaret Leighton, Kay Kendall, Cecil Parker, George Cole and Raymond Huntley. The story was written by Gilliat together with Val Valentine, and the film was produced by Individual Pictures, Gilliat's and Frank Launder's joint production company. Because the film got caught up in the 1954 bankruptcy of British Lion Film Corporation, it was not released until more than seven months after it had been finished and reviewed by the British Board of Film Censors. Plot A man (Rex Harrison) wakes up in a hotel room in Wales, suffering from amnesia. He has no recollection of who he is, why he is there, or where he comes from. With the help of psychologist Doctor Llewellyn (Cecil Parker), they trace a wife and home in London, but they go on to discover that she is just one of many women whom he has bigamously married. Main cast * Rex Harrison as William Egerton * Cecil Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Harrison
Sir Reginald Carey "Rex" Harrison (5 March 1908 – 2 June 1990) was an English actor. Harrison began his career on the stage in 1924. He made his West End debut in 1936 appearing in the Terence Rattigan play ''French Without Tears'', in what was his breakthrough role. He won his first Tony Award for his performance as Henry VIII in the play ''Anne of the Thousand Days'' in 1949. He won his second Tony for the role of Professor Henry Higgins in the stage production of ''My Fair Lady'' in 1957. In addition to his stage career, Harrison also appeared in numerous films. His first starring role was opposite Vivien Leigh in the romantic comedy '' Storm in a Teacup'' (1937). Receiving critical acclaim for his performance in ''Major Barbara'' (1941), which was shot in London during the Blitz, his roles since then included '' Blithe Spirit'' (1945), '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1946), ''The Ghost and Mrs. Muir'' (1947), ''Cleopatra'' (1963), ''My Fair Lady'' (1964), reprising his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Carpenter (actor)
Paul Carpenter (8 December 1921 – 12 June 1964) was a Canadian actor and singer. Life and career Carpenter originally attended medical school in Montreal, but left aged 17 to join the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation as a war correspondent. He also played professional hockey in Canada. He moved to Britain and sang with Ted Heath and His Music in the 1940s and starred in the BBC Radio serial ''Riders of the Range'' (1949–1953) as the cowboy Jeff Arnold, where he shared the billing with his dog, Rustler (played by Percy Edwards). As a movie actor he "made over three dozen British films in the post-war decades, most of them 'B' pictures, such as ''Diplomatic Passport'' (1954) and '' One Jump Ahead'' (1955), to which he brought an easy, likeable authority that seemed more difficult for British actors to achieve". His final (uncredited) film appearance was in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger where he played an American General escorting James Bond. During 1955-1956, he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
