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Under Milk Wood (1972 Film)
''Under Milk Wood'' is a 1972 British drama film directed by Andrew Sinclair and based on the 1954 radio play ''Under Milk Wood'' by the Welsh writer Dylan Thomas, commissioned by the BBC and later adapted for the stage. It featured performances by Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Siân Phillips, David Jason, Glynis Johns, Victor Spinetti, Ruth Madoc, Angharad Rees, Ann Beach, Vivien Merchant, and Peter O'Toole as the residents of the fictional Welsh fishing village of Llareggub. Plot Along the Welsh coast lies a village called Llareggub - or "bugger all" backwards - which is peopled with eccentrics like Captain Cat (Peter O'Toole), a seafaring man who is losing his sight; the sexy Rosie Probert (Elizabeth Taylor); and Mr. Waldo (Ray Smith), a jack-of-all-trades who is full of regret. The story is told by Richard Burton's character. Cast Production The film was shot primarily on location in Wales and has since acquired a reputation among aficionados as a cult movie. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Sinclair
Andrew Annandale Sinclair FRSL FRSA (21 January 1935 – 30 May 2019) was a British novelist, historian, biographer, critic, filmmaker, and a publisher of classic and modern film scripts. He has been described as a "writer of extraordinary fluency and copiousness, whether in fiction or in American social history."Bernard Bergonzi, cited in D. L. Kirkpatrick and James Vinson (eds), ''Contemporary Novelists'', 3rd ed. (New York: St Martin's Press, 1982), p. 588. Early life and education Born in Oxford in 1935, Sinclair was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied history and received a BA degree and a PhD. From 1959 to 1961 he was a Harkness Fellow at Harvard University. Writer and filmmaker Before going up to Cambridge, Sinclair undertook his National Service as an Ensign with the Coldstream Guards and wrote a novel based on the experience, called ''The Breaking of Bumbo'' (1958). "At the age of 22, Andrew Sinclair woke up one morning to find h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Smith (actor)
Ray Smith (1 May 1936 – 15 December 1991) was a Welsh actor who played the tough-talking police chief, Detective Superintendent Gordon Spikings, in the television series ''Dempsey and Makepeace''. He was the first actor to play Brother Cadfael for BBC radio. Early life Smith was born in Trealaw in the Rhondda Valley, and lived his early years on Ynyscynon Road, but lived for most of his adult life in Dinas Powys. He became interested in acting while he was at school, and was determined not to become a miner like his father, who died in a pit accident when Smith was only three years old. After leaving school Smith became a builder's labourer. Following National Service in the army, he began acting professionally at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff, then joined the Swansea Grand Theatre as an assistant stage manager. He later moved to London, where he spent a year unemployed before obtaining a part in a play about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Television career S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davyd Harries
Davyd Harries (born 31 January 1937) is a Welsh actor. His memorable roles are as Sgt. Ken Ridgeway in 39 episodes of ''Hunter's Walk'', Stiva in the 1977 BBC adaptation of ''Anna Karenina'', Charlie in ''S.W.A.L.K.'', Thomas the Apostle in 1985 minseries '' A.D.'' and D.I. Spalding in soap opera ''Emmerdale'' (1998–1999). Career After graduating from RADA in 1958, Harries began his career in the theatre. In 1965, he became a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company followed by performing at the Northcott Theatre in 1967. Entering the TV and film industry in 1967 (despite an appearance in ''Stranger in the City'' in 1962), his work has included '' Softly, Softly'', ''Out of the Unknown'', '' Department S'', ''Thirty-Minute Theatre'', '' Special Branch'', ''The Liver Birds'', '' Budgie'', '' Owen, M.D.'', '' Man at the Top'', '' The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes'', '' Arthur of the Britons'', ''Churchill's People'', ''Target'', '' Doctor Who''’s ''The Armageddon Factor'', '' Play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Davies (Welsh Actor)
Dennis Wilfred Davies, known professionally as Richard Davies (25 January 1926 – 8 October 2015), was a Welsh actor. He was probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr. Price in the popular LWT situation comedy ''Please Sir!''. He used a broad Welsh accent for much of his work, but had used other accents to play a wide range of characters, in addition to several Welsh stereotypes. Biography Davies was born in Dowlais, near Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, the son of a railway guard. He played Idris Hopkins in ''Coronation Street'' between 1974 and 1975, and appeared in several science-fiction series, among them ''Robert's Robots'', ''Out of the Unknown'', and a well-received performance as Burton in the 1987 ''Doctor Who'' story ''Delta and the Bannermen''. He played Mr. White in the ''Fawlty Towers'' episode "The Kipper and the Corpse" and also appeared in ''Yes Minister'', ''Wyatt's Watchdogs'', ''May to December'', ''Whoops Apocalypse'', ''2point4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dillwyn Owen (1810–1882) Welsh botanist and pioneering photographer.
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Dillwyn may refer to the following: Places * Dillwyn, Kansas * Dillwyn, Virginia People with the surname *Amy Dillwyn (1845-1935), Welsh novelist *Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn (1814-1892), Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician * Lewis Weston Dillwyn (1778-1855), British porcelain manufacturer, naturalist and Member of Parliament People with the name * Dillwyn Parrish (1894—1941), American writer, illustrator, and painter. * Dilly Knox born Alfred Dillwyn Knox (1884–1943) British codebreaker. *John Dillwyn Llewelyn John Dillwyn Llewelyn FRS FRAS (12 January 1810 – 24 August 1882) was a Welsh botanist and pioneer photographer. Early life He was born in the parish of Llangyfelach, Swansea, Wales, the eldest son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn and Mary Dillwy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Jones (actor)
Mark Jones (22 April 1939 – 14 January 2010) was an English actor, who appeared frequently in various films and television series. Credits include: ''A Family at War'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Van der Valk'', ''Doctor Who'' (in the serial ''The Seeds of Doom''), '' The New Avengers'', ''The Onedin Line'', ''Target'', '' Secret Army'', '' Tales of the Unexpected'', ''Buccaneer'', ''Blott on the Landscape'', ''Casualty'', ''Call Me Mister'' and ''Dempsey and Makepeace''. He also appeared in the films ''Tell Me Lies'' (1968), ''Connecting Rooms'' (1970), ''Under Milk Wood'' (1972), ''Layout for 5 Models'' (1972), ''Keep It Up, Jack'' (1973, title role), ''The Sexplorer'' (1975), ''Secrets of a Superstud'' (1976), ''The Medusa Touch'' (1978), ''Can I Come Too?'' (1979), '' Bear Island'' (1979), ''Don't Open till Christmas'' (1984), and the ''Star Wars'' saga film ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980). On stage he worked with the RSC several times, including in Peter Brook's production of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aubrey Richards
Aubrey Richards (6 June 1920 – 29 May 2000) was a Welsh actor who appeared in numerous film and television productions over a 40-year period, often portraying professors. He began his acting career in repertory theatre. His films included ''The Ipcress File'' (1965), '' It!'' (1967), ''The Man Who Haunted Himself'' (1970), ''Under Milk Wood'', '' Endless Night'' and '' Savage Messiah'' (all 1972). On television he had a major role as Samuel Evans in ''Carrie's War'' (1974), and recurring roles in ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1975–76), as Mr. Elias, and in ''Emergency-Ward 10''. He also featured as Professor Parry in the ''Doctor Who'' adventure ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'' (1967). Richards was married to the distinguished stage manager Diana Boddington Diana Boddington, (30 July 1921 – 17 January 2002) was an English stage manager. Career Born in Blackpool in 1921, Boddington's first worked as an assistant electrician for Tyrone Guthrie at the Old Vic in 1941. Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubert Rees
Hubert Rees (27 April 1928 – 20 October 2009) was a Welsh character actor, known for his supporting roles in British television shows throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Early life Rees was born on 27 April 1928 in Abergavenny, Wales. Career Rees's early career in television series and shows in character and bit parts, often playing a police officer. In 1968 Rees made his first appearance in the popular long-running British television series ''Doctor Who''. He played the part of Chief Engineer in all six parts of "Fury from the Deep". The next year he appeared in another episode of ''Doctor Who'', playing the role of Captain Ransom in "The War Games". In 1971 he appeared in the film thriller '' Unman, Wittering and Zigo''. This was followed in 1972 when he was part of the Welsh ensemble cast in the adaptation of Dylan Thomas's ''Under Milk Wood''; he played the part of Butcher Beynon. Rees continued his career throughout the 1970s appearing in popular television programmes includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meg Wynn Owen
Margaret Wright ( Shuttleworth, 8 November 1939 – June 2022), better known as Meg Wynn Owen, was a British actress known for her role as Hazel Bellamy in '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. She also appeared in ''Gosford Park'', ''Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice'', ''Irina Palm'', ''The Duellists'' and '' A Woman of Substance''. Early life Wynn Owen was born Margaret Shuttleworth on 8 November 1939 in Lancaster, daughter of Margaret (nee Brinnand) and Miles Shuttleworth. When she was 13, she moved to Hoyland to live with her mother's friend Ruth Wynn Owen, who was a drama coach and actor, and her husband Ian Danby. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in 1956, she used her professional name, Meg Wynn Owen. Personal life and death Wynn Owen was married to Australian artist William Wright from 1967 to 1987. In later life she suffered from dementia, before dying in June 2022, at the age of 82. In November 2022, it was reported that her friend Brian Malam, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bronwen Williams
Bronwen () is a Welsh people, Welsh feminine given name. It is closely associated with the similar name ''Branwen'', which appears in medieval Welsh literature. Used in Wales since the 19th century, it was introduced to the English-speaking public at large by a character in the Richard Llewellyn novel ''How Green Was My Valley'' (1939).Sheard, K. M. (2011), , p. 110, . Notable bearers of the name include: * Bronwen Astor (1930–2017), English model * Dame Bronwen Holdsworth (born 1943), New Zealand businesswoman and arts patron * Bronwen Dickey (born 1981), American author * Bronwen Hughes, Canadian film director * Bronwen Knox, Australian water polo centre back/centre forward * Bronwen Maher (born 1957), Irish politician *Bronwen Manby, British human rights scholar and lobbyist * Bronwen Mantel (born 1950), Canadian actress * Bronwen Saunders (born 1978), Canadian curler * Bronwen Wallace (1945–1989), Canadian poet and short story writer See also * Branwen * Bronwyn Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Wylton
Tim Wylton (born Timothy Higginson; 27 February 1940) is a British actor best known for his television roles as Stanley Dawkins in '' My Hero'', and Lol Ferris in '' As Time Goes By''. Career As a stage actor he appeared in Zeffirelli's noted 1961 Old Vic production of ''Romeo and Juliet'' and was a "mainstay" of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1963 and 1977. Wylton attended Strathallan School, Perthshire and RADA. He has been acting on British television since 1964, when he made an appearance on ''The Comedy of Errors''. Other early appearances include ''The Liver Birds'', ''The Sweeney'', ''Maybury'', ''The Dustbinmen'', ''On Giant's Shoulders'' and ''Juliet Bravo''. Wylton also had a role in the BBC's 1979 adaptation of ''Henry V'', playing the rather lovable Fluellen. During the 1980s he acted on programmes such as '' Bergerac'', ''To Serve Them All My Days'', '' Campion'', ''The Citadel'' and ''A Bit of a Do'' (as Rodney Sillitoe). In 1983, he appeared in the film ''C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talfryn Thomas
John Talfryn Thomas (31 October 1922 – 4 November 1982) was a Welsh character actor, best known for supporting roles on television in the 1970s, including those of Private Cheeseman in ''Dad's Army'' (1973–1974) and Tom Price in '' Survivors'' (1975), while Thomas also appeared with Jon Pertwee in two '' Doctor Who'' serials. Biography John Talfryn Thomas was born in Swansea on 31 October 1922. He trained as an instrument mechanic but joined the local amateur dramatic society. During World War II, he joined the Royal Air Force (RAF), and was a rear gunner on a Lancaster bomber, flying on multiple raids into Germany. After surviving a crash in which all the other crew members were killed, he took up acting partly as therapy for the trauma, before training as an actor in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). For some time Thomas acted in provincial theatres. In the late 1950s, he began making television appearances, and in the 1960s appeared in tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |