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Jane Griffiths (actress)
Jane Mary Griffiths (16 October 1929 – 11 June 1975) was an English actress who appeared in theatre, film and television between 1950 and 1966. She played the female lead opposite Gregory Peck in ''The Million Pound Note'' (1954), but never appeared in another major film, and spent the rest of her career in B movies. Film historians Steve Chibnall and Brian McFarlane praised her "unexpectedly poignant" performance in ''The Durant Affair'', in which she evokes "a convincing air of struggling to contain past sadness".Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, ''The British 'B' Film'', Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, pp. 96, 185. Filmography * '' Double Confession'' (1950) * ''The Gambler and the Lady'' (1952) * ''The Million Pound Note'' (1954) * '' The Green Scarf'' (1954) * ''Shadow of a Man'' (1956) * '' The Traitor'' (1957) * '' Three Sundays to Live'' (1957) * ''Tread Softly Stranger'' (1958) * ''The Impersonator'' (1961) * ''The Third Alibi'' (1961) * ''The Durant Affair'' (1962 ...
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Peacehaven
Peacehaven is a town and civil parish in the Lewes district of East Sussex, England. It is located above the chalk cliffs of the South Downs approximately six miles () east of Brighton city centre, on the A259 road. Its site coincides with the point where the Greenwich meridian crosses the English south coast. Peacehaven is next to Telscombe Cliffs, a later western extension to Peacehaven, which lies within a separate parish and has a separate town council. History A Bronze Age barrow (burial mound) lies very close to the cliff top, which has been under investigation by local societies. The barrow represents evidence of the occupation of Peacehaven at least 3,500 years ago. A 2007 excavation of the new Bovis Homes site to the west of Peacehaven Community School's playing fields unearthed a large range of evidence for a prehistoric settlement throughout the Bronze and Iron Ages. Peacehaven was established in 1916 by entrepreneur Charles Neville, who had purchased land in t ...
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The Traitor (1957 Film)
''The Traitor'' is a 1957 British drama film directed by Michael McCarthy and starring Donald Wolfit, Robert Bray, Jane Griffiths and Anton Diffring. Premise A former resistance fighter tries to discover the traitor who has betrayed his colleagues in the German resistance during the Second World War. Cast * Donald Wolfit as Colonel Charles Price * Robert Bray as Major Shane * Jane Griffiths as Vicki Toller * Carl Jaffe as Professor Stefan Toller * Anton Diffring as Joseph Brezina * Christopher Lee as Doctor Neumann * Oscar Quitak as Thomas Rilke * Karel Štěpánek as Mayor Friederich Suderman * Frederick Schiller as Alfred Baum * Rupert Davies as Clinton, the butler * John Van Eyssen as Lieutenant Bobby Grant * Colin Croft as Theodore Dehmel Theme music The film's title music, "Prelude Without A Name", and incidental music were written and conducted by Jackie Brown. The solo pianist was Dennis Wilson. Critical reception '' Sky Movies''wrote, "The specially written musi ...
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English Film Actresses
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English Television 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 ...
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Actresses From Sussex
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), literally "one who answers".''Hypokrites'' (related to our word for hypocrite) also means, less often, "to answer" the tragic chorus. See Weimann (1978, 2); see also Csapo and Slater, who offer translations of classical source material using the term ''hypocrisis'' ( acting) (1994, 257, 265–267). The actor's interpretation of a rolethe art of actingpertains to the role played, whether based on a real person or fictional character. This can also be considered an "actor's role," which was called this due to scrolls being used in the theaters. Interpretation occurs even when the actor is "playing themselves", as in some forms of experimental performance art. Formerly, in ancient Greece and the medieval world, and in England at the time of Wi ...
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1975 Deaths
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1929 Births
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Dead Man's Evidence
''Dead Man's Evidence'' is a 1962 British crime thriller film directed by Francis Searle. Its plot follows a British spy sent to Ireland to investigate the death of a former colleague who defected and who has been found dead on a beach. Cast * Conrad Phillips as David Baxter * Jane Griffiths as Linda Howard * Veronica Hurst as Gay Clifford * Ryck Rydon as Mark Fallon * Godfrey Quigley as Superintendent O'Brien * Bruce Seton as Colonel James Somerset * Harry Webster as Andy * Maureen Halligan as Mrs Mac * Laurie Leigh as Pat * Tommy Duggan as Mr Casey * Alex Macintosh Alex Macintosh (18 November 1925 – 7 September 1997)Alex Macintosh at the IMDb
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The Third Alibi
''The Third Alibi'' is a 1961 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Laurence Payne, Patricia Dainton, Jane Griffiths and Edward Underdown. Plot Musicals composer Norman Martell (Laurence Payne) is having an affair with his wife Helen's (Patricia Dainton) divorced half sister, Peggy (Jane Griffiths). Peggy repeatedly asks him to obtain a divorce and marry her; he finally agrees when she becomes pregnant. His wife refuses his request out of sibling rivalry and suggests that the child's father may be someone else. Martell cannot just leave his wife, as she manages his royalty income. Instead, he plots her murder with Peggy, intending to use the tape recorder he uses in his composing to establish an alibi. But Helen overhears their plans, and uses them to devise a murder plan herself. Cast * Laurence Payne as Norman Martell * Patricia Dainton as Helen Martell * Jane Griffiths as Peggy Hill * Edward Underdown as Doctor Murdoch * John Arnatt as Superinten ...
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The Impersonator
''The Impersonator'' is a 1961 low-budget black and white British thriller film directed and co-written by Alfred Shaughnessy. An American angle and U.S. character actor John Crawford were incorporated to give this second feature some transatlantic box office appeal. Plot In an effort to improve relations between a US air force base and the sleepy local English village nearby, airman Sergeant Jimmy Bradford organises a school trip to see the pantomime "Mother Goose". Meanwhile a prowling killer is on the loose and after a night out with the victim, the finger of suspicion points at Bradford. Cast * John Crawford – Sgt. Jimmy Bradford * Jane Griffiths – Ann Loring *Patricia Burke – Mrs Lloyd *John Salew – Harry Walker *John Dare – Tommy Lloyd *John Arnatt – Detective Superintendent Fletcher *Yvonne Ball – Principal boy in "Mother Goose" *Edmund Glover – Colonel *Frank Thornton as Police Sergeant Critical reception Writing in ''The Radio Times'', David Par ...
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Tread Softly Stranger
''Tread Softly Stranger'' is a 1958 British crime drama directed by Gordon Parry and starring Diana Dors, George Baker and Terence Morgan. The film was shot in black-and-white in film noir style, and its setting in an industrial town in northern England mirrors the kitchen sink realism movement coming into vogue in English drama and film at the time. The screenplay was adapted from the stage play ''Blind Alley'' (1953) by Jack Popplewell. Plot The action takes place in the Yorkshire steel town of Rawmarsh/Parkgate – Rotherham was used for the extensive location filming – to which native son Johnny Mansell ( George Baker) has fled after racking up large gambling debts in London. Johnny moves into a cramped flat with his brother Dave (Terence Morgan), a clerk in a local steel mill, and Dave's girlfriend Calico (Diana Dors), a hostess in a local nightclub. Calico comes up with a plan for the brothers to rob the payroll at Dave's workplace to steal enough money to cove ...
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Three Sundays To Live
''Three Sundays to Live'' is a low budget 1957 film noir British film directed by Ernest Morris and starring Kieron Moore and Jane Griffiths. The title refers to the law of the period, which required that after a death sentence had been passed, three Sundays must elapse before the execution. Plot Young dance band leader, Frank Martin, is condemned to death for a murder he didn't commit. Desperate to prove his innocence, Frank escapes from jail, and with his girlfriend Judy, embarks upon the search for a blonde singer who was used to frame him for the killing. Using a contact who owes Frank a favour, they trace the singer, but the real killer shoots her through a window after she agrees to help them. However, Martin manages to trick the murderer into believing he's killed the wrong woman. When the killer returns to try again, Frank is waiting. Cast *Frank Martin – Kieron Moore *Judy Allen – Jane Griffiths *Davitt – Basil Dignam *Ruth Chapman – Sandra Dorne *Al Murra ...
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