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Kate O'Mara (born Francesca Meredith Carroll;Michael Covene
Obituary: Kate O'Mara
''The Guardian'', 30 March 2014 10 August 1939 – 30 March 2014) was an English film, stage and television actress, and writer. O'Mara made her stage debut in a 1963 production of ''
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''. Her other stage roles included Elvira in '' Blithe Spirit'' (1974), Lady Macbeth in ''
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'' (1982), Cleopatra in '' Antony & Cleopatra'' (1982), Goneril in ''
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'' (1987) and
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in '' Lunch with Marlene'' (2008). In the cinema, O'Mara acted in two 1970 Hammer Horror films: ''
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'' and ''
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''. On
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television, she had regular roles in '' The Brothers'' (1975–1976), ''
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'' (1981–1982) and ''
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'' (1989–1990), and portrayed ''
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'' villain
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three times (1985–1993). She also appeared as Jackie Stone in two episodes of the sitcom ''
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'' (1995–2003). On American television, she played Caress Morell, the scheming sister of
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in the primetime soap opera ''
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'' (1986).


Early life and career

O'Mara was born to John F. Carroll, an
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flying instructor, and actress Hazel Bainbridge (born Edith Marion Bainbridge; 25 January 1910 – 7 January 1998). Her younger sister is actress
Belinda Carroll Belinda Carroll (born 22 July 1945) is an English stage and television actress. Background and early career Born in Oxfordshire, Carroll's parents were John F. Carroll, a flying instructor with the Royal Air Force, and actress Hazel Bainbridge ...
. After boarding school she attended art school before becoming a full-time actress. O'Mara made her stage debut in a production of ''
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'' in 1963, although her first film role was some years earlier (under the name Merrie Carroll) in ''
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'' (1956) with Jack Warner, as her father, and
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. Her earliest television appearances, in the 1960s, included guest roles in ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' The Avengers''. In 1970, she appeared in two Hammer Studio horror films: ''
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'' and ''
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''. In the former, she had an erotically charged scene with
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, in which O'Mara was meant to be seduced; the two women were left laughing on set, however, as Pitt's fangs kept falling into O'Mara's cleavage.Robert Michael 'Bobb' Cotte
''The Women of Hammer Horror: A Biographical Dictionary and Filmography''
Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2013, p. 142 O'Mara's work in ''The Vampire Lovers'' impressed Hammer enough for them to offer her a contract, which she turned down, fearful of being typecast. Her first major TV role was as Julia Main, wife of the main protagonist in the ITV series ''
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'' (1969). She had a regular role in the BBC drama series '' The Brothers'' (1975–1976) as Jane Maxwell, and in the early 1980s, O'Mara starred in the BBC soap opera ''
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'' (1981–1982), sometimes counted among the worst television series ever made.Obituary; Kate O'Mara
''Daily Telegraph'', 30 March 2014 She played the villainous
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in ''
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'' in two serials, ''
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'' (1985) and ''
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'' (1987), and also in the ''Doctor Who'' 30th anniversary spoof ''
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'' (1993), part of the '' Children in Need'' charity event. Between these appearances in ''Doctor Who'', she auditioned for the role of
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on the American primetime soap ''
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'', a spin-off of the American prime time soap opera ''
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''. Eventually, O'Mara declined the role since she was under contract with London stage play ''Light Up the Sky'' at the
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, and the role went to
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. Shortly after, she was offered the part of Caress Morell on ''Dynasty''. As the sister of
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(
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), O'Mara appeared in 17 episodes of the sixth season and 4 episodes of the seventh during 1986. "We had a tremendous bitchy tension between us", the actress recalled about performing opposite Collins. “My character Caress was like an annoying little mosquito who just kept coming back and biting her.” O'Mara disliked living in
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, preferring the change of seasons in Britain, and to her relief was released from her five-year contract after Collins told the producers that having two brunettes in the series was a bad idea. After returning to the UK, she was cast as another scheming villain, Laura Wilde, in the BBC soap ''
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'' (1989–1990).


Later life and career

O'Mara spoke on several occasions about her experience with the
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. On an episode of '' The Word'' in 1994, O'Mara claimed that American producer Judd Bernard pulled down her panties during a hotel-room audition for the
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vehicle '' Double Trouble''. In her autobiography ''Vamp Until Ready: A Life Laid Bare'', O'Mara described this incident and "many other close encounters with... this very unpleasant and humiliating procedure", including with a well-known television casting director, the boss of
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at
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, and the director of '' Great Catherine''. O'Mara continued to make television appearances throughout the 1990s, including ''
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'' (1990), and playing Jackie Stone (Patsy's older sister) in two episodes of ''
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'' (1995–2003). In 2001, she had a recurring role in the
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prison drama series '' Bad Girls'' before appearing in the short-lived revival of the soap opera ''
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''. She continued to perform on stage and in March 2008 she played
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in a stage play entitled '' Lunch with Marlene''. From August to November 2008, she played Mrs Cheveley in
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's stage play ''
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'' directed by Peter Hall and produced by
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. She performed in radio and audio plays. In 2000 she reprised her role as the Rani in the BBV audio play ''The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind'', and in 2006 she made a guest appearance in the radio comedy series ''
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''. In 2012, O'Mara appeared in a theatre adaptation of Agatha Christie's ''
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''.


Personal life

O'Mara was married twice, first to
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in 1971; the couple divorced in 1976. In 1993, she married Richard Willis, but the marriage was dissolved in 1996. She had two sons, Dickon Young (1964–2012) and Christopher Linde (born 1965), both from previous relationships, although Dickon took his stepfather's surname. She gave up Linde for adoption and he was named by his adoptive parents, Derek and Joy Linde. Christopher, from whom the actress was long estranged, was born from her relationship with actor David Orchard. Dickon, whose biological father was reportedly actor
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, was a
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for the
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before setting up his own company building tree-houses in the mid-1990s. He was found hanged, a presumed suicide, at the family home in Long Marston,
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, on 31 December 2012, after previous suicide attempts. O'Mara was in hospital with
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at the time of her son's death and his body was not discovered for three weeks. O'Mara wrote four books, two novels (''When She Was Bad'' () and ''Good Time Girl'' ()), and two autobiographical books, ''Vamp Until Ready'' () and ''Game Plan: A Woman's Survival Kit'' (). Speaking about her bouts of depression, later in her life, O'Mara said: "... I've since learnt a cure for depression: listening to
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and reading
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. This got me through the break-up of my second marriage 17 years ago. The great thing about Wodehouse is that his books are full of romantic problems and yet so hilarious that it puts things in perspective ... I'm not frightened of dying, but I love the countryside so much and I'm going to miss it. I'd like to be out in the wind and the trees for ever."


Death

O'Mara died on 30 March 2014 in a
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nursing home, aged 74, from
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. She left a £350,000 estate, bequeathing £10,000 to the Actors’ Benevolent Fund and, after the funeral and legal fees, the remainder to her younger sister Belinda Carroll, a former actress.


Filmography


Film


Television


Select stage roles

* 1963, Jessica, ''
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'' at the
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. * 1966, Lydia Languish, ''
The Rivals ''The Rivals'' is a comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts which was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. The story has been updated frequently, including a 1935 musical and a 1958 List of Maverick ...
'' at The Welsh Theatre Co. * 1967, Elsa, ''
The Italian Girl ''The Italian Girl'' is a 1964 novel by Iris Murdoch. Plot introduction Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life. Returning for his mother's funeral he finds himself involved in the same awful problems, together with some new on ...
'' at the
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* 1970, Fleda Vetch, ''
The Spoils of Poynton ''The Spoils of Poynton'' is a novel by Henry James, first published under the title ''The Old Things'' as a serial in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' in 1896 and then as a book in 1897. This novel traces the shifting relations among three people and ...
'' at the Mayfair Theatre * 1971, Gerda Von Metz, '' The Avengers'' (directed by
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) at the Prince of Wales Theatre * 1971–2, Sheila Wallis, '' Suddenly at Home'' at the Fortune Theatre * 1974, Elvira, '' Blithe Spirit'' at the Bristol Old Vic * 1974, Liza Moriarty, '' Sherlock's Last Case'' at the Open Space Theatre Fortune Theatre * 1977, Sybil Merton, ''
Lord Arthur Saville's Crime ''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories'' is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. It includes: *"Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" *"The Canterville Ghost" *"The Sphinx Witho ...
'' at the Sadlers Wells Theatre * 1977, Louka, ''
Arms and the Man ''Arms and the Man'' is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's ''Aeneid'', in Latin: ''Arma virumque cano'' ("Of arms and the man I sing"). The play was first produced on 21 April 1894 at the Aven ...
'' at the Hong Kong Festival * 1978, Rosaline, '' Loves Labour's Lost'' at the Thorndike Theatre * 1978, Katherina, ''
The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken ...
'' at the Ludlow Festival * 1978, Cyrenne, ''
Rattle of a Simple Man ''Rattle of a Simple Man'' is a 1964 British comedy-drama film directed by Muriel Box and starring Diane Cilento, Harry H. Corbett and Michael Medwin, based on the 1963 play by Charles Dyer. The screenplay is about a naive man who becomes i ...
'' * 1979, Monica Claverton- Ferry, ''
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'' * 1979, Lina, ''
Misalliance ''Misalliance'' is a play written in 1909–1910 by George Bernard Shaw. The play takes place entirely on a single Saturday afternoon in the conservatory of a large country house in Hindhead, Surrey in Edwardian era England. It is a continuation ...
'' at The Birmingham Rep * 1979, Irene St Clair, ''
The Crucifer of Blood ''The Crucifer of Blood'' is a play by Paul Giovanni that is adapted from the Arthur Conan Doyle novel ''The Sign of the Four.'' It depicts the character Irene St. Claire hiring the detective Sherlock Holmes to investigate the travails that her ...
'' at the Haymarket Theatre * 1980, Ruth, '' Night and Day'', at post-London tour * 1981, Stephanie Abrahams, ''
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'' Yugoslavia and tour * 1981, Beatrice, ''
Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...
'' at the New Shakespeare Co * 1982, Kathrina, ''
The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken ...
'' at the Nottingham Playhouse\New Shakespeare Co * 1982, Titania\Hippolta, ''
A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a comedy written by William Shakespeare 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict amon ...
'' at the New Shakespeare Co * 1982, Lady Macbeth, ''
Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...
'' at the Mercury Theatre * 1982, Cleopatra, ''
Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (First Folio title: ''The Tragedie of Anthonie, and Cleopatra'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed, by the King's Men, at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre in around ...
'' at the Nottingham Playhouse * 1982, Millamant, ''
The Way of the World ''The Way of the World'' is a play written by the English playwright William Congreve. It premiered in early March 1700 in the theatre in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as one of the best Restoration comedies and is stil ...
'' at the Nottingham Playhouse * 1983, Hortense, '' The Rehearsal'' * 1984, Mistress Ford, ''
The Merry Wives of Windsor ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'' or ''Sir John Falstaff and the Merry Wives of Windsor'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare first published in 1602, though believed to have been written in or before 1597. The Windsor of the play's title is a ref ...
'' at the New Shakespeare Co * 1985 – 1987, Frances Black, '' Light Up the Sky'' at the Old Vic & Globe Theatres * 1987, Goneril, ''
King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...
'' at the Compass Theatre * 1988, Berinthia, ''
The Relapse ''The Relapse, or, Virtue in Danger'' is a Restoration comedy from 1696 written by John Vanbrugh. The play is a sequel to Colley Cibber's '' Love's Last Shift, or, The Fool in Fashion''. In Cibber's ''Love's Last Shift'', a free-living Resto ...
'' at the Mermaid Theatre * 1990, Torfreida, '' The Last Englishman'' at The Orange Tree Theatre * 1990, Martha, ''
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receiv ...
'' at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre * 1991, Lilli Vanessi, ''
Kiss Me Kate ''Kiss Me, Kate'' is a musical written by Bella and Samuel Spewack with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The story involves the production of a musical version of William Shakespeare's ''The Taming of the Shrew'' and the conflict on and off-sta ...
'', RSC tour * 1992, Lady Fanciful, ''
The Provok'd Wife ''The Provoked Wife'' (1697) is the second original comedy written by John Vanbrugh. It made its first appearance in Lincoln's Inn Fields in May, 1697. The often-repeated claim that Vanbrugh wrote part of his comedy ''The Provoked Wife'' in th ...
'' at the National Theatre Studio * 1992, Rosabel, ''
Venus Observed ''Venus Observed'' is a play in blank verse by the English dramatist and poet Christopher Fry. The play concerns a Duke who decides to remarry for a third time. He gets his son Edgar to pick the bride. The Duke likes Perpetua but Edgar wants her ...
'' at the Chichester Festival * 1992, Eve, ''
Cain Cain ''Káïn''; ar, قابيل/قايين, Qābīl/Qāyīn is a Biblical figure in the Book of Genesis within Abrahamic religions. He is the elder brother of Abel, and the firstborn son of Adam and Eve, the first couple within the Bible. He wa ...
'' at the Chichester Festival * 1992, Jackie, '' King Lear in New York'' at the Chichester Festival * 1994, Maria Wislack, '' On Approval'' * 1995, Pola, ''
The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles ''The Simpleton of the Unexpected Isles: A Vision of Judgement'' is a 1934 play by George Bernard Shaw. The play is a satirical allegory about an attempt to create a utopian society on a Polynesian island that has recently emerged from the sea. T ...
'' at The Orange Tree Theatre * 1995, Rachel, ''
My Cousin Rachel ''My Cousin Rachel'' is a Gothic novel written by English author Daphne du Maurier, published in 1951. Bearing thematic similarities to her earlier and more famous novel '' Rebecca'', it is a mystery-romance, set primarily on a large estate in ...
'', English Theatre, Vienna and tour 1995 * 1996, Olivia, ''
Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Vio ...
'' at the Haymarket Theatre,
Basingstoke Basingstoke ( ) is the largest town in the county of Hampshire. It is situated in south-central England and lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon, at the far western edge of The North Downs. It is located north-east of Southa ...
* 1996–7, Mrs Cheveley, ''
An Ideal Husband ''An Ideal Husband'' is a four-act play by Oscar Wilde that revolves around blackmail and political corruption, and touches on the themes of public and private honour. It was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London in 1895 and ran for ...
'' at the Haymarket, Albury and Gielgud theatres * 2000, Mrs. Malaprop\Lucy, ''
The Rivals ''The Rivals'' is a comedy of manners by Richard Brinsley Sheridan in five acts which was first performed at Covent Garden Theatre on 17 January 1775. The story has been updated frequently, including a 1935 musical and a 1958 List of Maverick ...
'' * 2000, Madame Alexandre, '' Colombe'' at the Salisbury Playhouse * 2003, Gertrude Lawrence, '' Noel and Gertie'' * 2004, Mrs Arbuthnot, ''
A Woman of No Importance ''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde is "a new and original play of modern life", in four acts, first given on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirises English upper-class society. It ...
'' * 2005, Eloise, ''
The Marquise ''The Marquise'' is a romantic comedy play by Noël Coward, written as a vehicle for Marie Tempest, who starred in the original 1927 production in London. Among later players of the central role have been Lilian Gish, Celia Johnson, Moira Lister, ...
'' at the Mercury Theatre * 2005, Helen, ''
We Happy Few ''We Happy Few'' is an action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Compulsion Games and published by Gearbox Publishing. In 2016, an early access version was released for Microsoft Windows, with the full game seeing wide release ...
'' at the Gielgud Theatre * 2008, Marlene Dietrich, '' Lunch with Marlene'' at The New End Theatre * 2010, Lady Windermere, ''
Lord Arthur Saville's Crime ''Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories'' is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories that were written by Oscar Wilde and published in 1891. It includes: *"Lord Arthur Savile's Crime" *"The Canterville Ghost" *"The Sphinx Witho ...
'' at the Mercury Theatre


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Cinema of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom has had a significant film industry for over a century. While film production reached an all-time high in 1936, the "golden age" of British cinema is usually thought to have occurred in the 1940s, during which the directors D ...
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Television in the United Kingdom Regular television broadcasts in the United Kingdom started in 1936 as a public service which was free of advertising, which followed the Mechanical television#Television demonstrations, first demonstration of a transmitted moving image in 1926 ...


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