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That'll Be The Day (film)
''That'll Be the Day'' is a 1973 British Coming-of-age story, coming of age Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Claude Whatham, written by Ray Connolly, and starring David Essex, Rosemary Leach and Ringo Starr. Set primarily in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it tells the story of Jim MacLaine (Essex), a British teenager raised by his single mother (Leach). Jim rejects society's conventions and pursues a hedonistic and sexually loose lifestyle, harming others and damaging his close relationships. The cast also featured several prominent musicians who lived through the era portrayed, including Starr, Billy Fury, Keith Moon and John Hawken. The film's success led to a sequel, ''Stardust (1974 film), Stardust'', that followed the life of Jim MacLaine through the 1960s and 1970s. Plot In an urban area in early 1940s England, a young child, Jim MacLaine, lives with his mother Mary and grandfather. His seaman father returns, spends time with him, and works in the family' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arnaldo Putzu
Arnaldo Putzu (6 August 1927 – 1 September 2012) was an Italian artist renowned for his film posters for Italian and British films, such as ''Get Carter'' and the ''Carry On (film series), Carry On'' films. Biography Born in Rome, the son of an Italian navy officer, he studied art at the Rome Academy. While doing illustration work in Milan, he met the poster artist Enrico de Seta in 1948. De Seta took him to Rome to work in the Italian film industry. After four years with De Seta, Putzu set up his own studio. He worked for several artists including Augusto Favalli, who then controlled many artists employed by the Cinecittà film studios. An executive of the Rank Organisation based in Rome was impressed by the poster artwork coming out of Studio Favalli and spotted an opportunity for Rank to have high quality posters for the low wages paid to Italian artists in the postwar era. In collaboration with Eric Pulford, then creative head of Rank's Downton Advertising (who also hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holiday Camp
A holiday camp is a type of holiday accommodation, primarily in the United Kingdom, that encourages holidaymakers to stay within the site boundary, and provides entertainment and facilities for them throughout the day. Since the 1970s, the term has fallen out of favour with terms such as holiday park, resort, holiday village and holiday centre replacing it. As distinct from camping, accommodation typically consisted of wooden chalets, accommodation buildings arranged individually or in blocks. From the 1960s onward, many camps also added static caravan accommodation, and today, many static caravans are also termed holiday camps. History Cunningham's Young Men's Holiday Camp at Groudle (1894–1903) then Douglas (1904–1939) on the Isle of Man is sometimes regarded as the first holiday camp, but it differed from the definition (above), especially as accommodation was still in tents. Cunningham's was still open by the time Billy Butlin opened his first camp in 1936 (and stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Holderness
Susan Joan Holderness (born 28 May 1949) is an English actress on both stage and screen having had appearances in '' Bless This House'' (1974), '' The New Avengers'' (1977), '' Canned Laughter'' (1979), '' The Sandbaggers'' (1980), '' The Cleopatras'' and '' It Takes a Worried Man'' (1983), '' The Brief'' and ''Minder'' (1984), ''Doctors'' (2004-2014), ''Still Open All Hours'' (2018–2019) ''EastEnders'' and ''The Madame Blanc Mysteries'' (2021). However, she is best known for her role as Marlene Boyce in ''Only Fools and Horses'' from 1985 to 2003, and its spin-off '' The Green Green Grass'' from 2005 to 2009. Career Holderness was born on 28 May 1949, in Hampstead, London. After taking her A-levels, she trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She began her acting career with the Manchester 69 Theatre Company in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Peer Gynt'' and as Desdemona in '' Catch My Soul'' (Jack Good's rock-musical version of ''Othello''). She has worked consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Love
Patricia Margaret Love (18 August 1947 – 17 February 2023) was a British actress. On stage she was best known for playing the schizophrenic title role in the David Edgar play ''Mary Barnes'' at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre (1978) and London's Royal Court Theatre (1979), together with numerous credits for the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She also appeared in such films as ''That'll Be the Day'' (1973), '' Terror'' (1978), ''The Long Good Friday'' (1980), ''Steaming'' (1985), '' The Krays'' (1990), '' An Awfully Big Adventure'' (1995) and ''Mrs Henderson Presents'' (2005). Love died from complications of dementia on 17 February 2023, at the age of 75. She had been living at Denville Hall Denville Hall is a historic building in Northwood, a town in the London Borough of Hillingdon, England, which is used as a retirement home for professional actors, actresses and members of other theatrical professions. The pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Howman
Karl Howman (born 13 December 1953) is an English writer, actor and director. Howman's first book, ''Secret Spitfires'', co-written with Ethem Cetintas and Gavin Clarke, went to paperback from hardback in 2022; he also co-directed and produced the film of the same name. Howman's second book, ''A Million Ways to stay on the Run'' () which he co-wrote with Donal Macintyre, was a ''Sunday Times'' bestseller two weeks after publication in early 2023. The audio book, which is narrated by Howman, won the Best Audio Book 2024 at True Crime Awards. Howman has been an actor since 1968, where he started with the National Youth Theatre. Howman is best known for playing Jacko in the sitcom '' Brush Strokes'' from 1986 to 1991, Mulberry in ''Mulberry'' from 1992 to 1993 and Buster Briggs in ''EastEnders'' from 2014 to 2016. Career Howman appeared in many TV shows and films throughout his career. He is an established British comedy actor. Howman took over the role of Jakey Smith from Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Shannon
Johnny Shannon (29 July 1932 – 17 March 2017) was an English actor. Best known for his role as gangster Harry Flowers in the cult film ''Performance'', he appeared in numerous television and film productions over a 35-year period, often playing policemen or villains in crime dramas. Early life and career Johnny Shannon did not take up acting until he was in his late 30s. Previously, he had worked on market stalls in London and as a night driver for newspaper wholesalers. As a young man he had also been a talented amateur boxer in the heavyweight division. During his national service in the army Shannon fought numerous bouts, including against such future British boxing luminaries as Joe Erskine and Henry Cooper. Boxing out of the Fitzroy Lodge Club, Lambeth, he won the south-east London divisional heavyweight final in 1955 and reached the semi-finals of the all-London championship that same year. In the 1960s, Shannon managed a betting shop while also working par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Braden
Kim Braden (born 21 November 1948) is a British-born U.S.-based former actress. Biography Braden is a daughter of the actor and broadcaster Bernard Braden and the actress Barbara Kelly, both originally from Canada. Braden came to prominence in the title role of the popular BBC television series ''Anne of Green Gables'' (1972), although this adaptation was lost after the master videotapes were wiped and it is unknown if any copies exist. She reprised her role in the 1975 sequel, '' Anne of Avonlea'', which has survived in the BBC's archive. In 1981, Braden married David Carson. They have two children, Matthew (born 1983) and Mimi (born 1988)."Kim Braden", The Movie Database, accessed 28 September 2024 In 1988, Braden was nominated for a Gemini Award (Best Performance by a Lead Actress in a Single Dramatic Program or Mini-Series) for her role in '' Spearfield's Daughter''. Acting credits * ''The Rolling Stones'' (1960) TV Series * '' B-And-B'' (1968) TV Series * '' Wolfs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne Oxenford
Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford (31 October 1919 – 21 December 2012) was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice (''"Are you sitting comfortably ...?"'') of BBC radio's ''Listen with Mother'' from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of ''Coronation Street''. Other notable roles include Mrs Plummer in ''Man About the House'' (1973), Alice Dutton in ''EastEnders'' (1990), and Mrs. Oldknow in the mini-series ''The Children of Green Knowe'' (1986). Early life and early career Oxenford was born in North Finchley on 31 October 1919, to chartered accountant Dudley Oxenford and his wife Marie (née du Grivel), a writer of historical fiction. She first appeared on stage at the age of thirteen and trained at the Embassy School of Acting in Swiss Cottage, North London. She was briefly employed by a bank before working in censorship during World War II wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Morris
Bethan "Beth" Morris (19 July 1943 – 1 March 2018) was a Welsh actress. Born in Gorseinon and a lifetime native of Swansea, she was probably best known for her performance as Julia Drusilla in the 1976 BBC adaptation of '' I, Claudius''. Her career spanned from 1969 to 2004 and other notable TV credits include: '' Softly, Softly'', ''Dixon of Dock Green'', '' I'll Fly You for a Quid'', ''David Copperfield'', '' Thriller'', ''Blake's 7'', '' Armchair Thriller'', '' Minder'', '' The District Nurse'' and ''Time Trumpet''. Among her stage roles, she appeared in Bertolt Brecht Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...'s '' Edward II'' at the Round House Theatre in London. Personal life Bethan Morris was born in 1943 to Charles Emlyn Morris (1915–83) and Gwendoline Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Bruce
Brenda Bruce OBE (7 July 1919Some sources cite 17 July 1919. – 19 February 1996) was an English actress. She was focused on the theatre, radio, film, and television. Career Bruce was born in Prestwich, Lancashire, in 1919, and started her acting career as a teenager on stage as a chorus girl. She appeared with the Birmingham Repertory Company (1936–39) and was a long-time actress with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). She was the RSC's resident Mistress Page in ''The Merry Wives of Windsor'', playing the role in 1964, 1968, 1975 and 1995. She appeared as Irma in the RSC's production of Jean Genet's '' The Balcony'' in 1971. In the 1950s, she appeared on television in many dramas and in a chat show ''Rich and Rich'' with her husband. She starred as Winnie in the 1962 British premiere of Samuel Beckett's ''Happy Days'', and in 1977 as Lucilla Edith Cavell Teatime in ''Murder Most English''. Bruce played Aunt Dahlia in the 1990s production of ''Jeeves and Wooster'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Watling
Deborah Patricia Watling (2 January 1948 – 21 July 2017) was an English actress who played the role of Victoria Waterfield, a companion of the Second Doctor in the BBC television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1967 to 1968. She began her career as a child actress, making her debut as a regular in ''The Invisible Man'' (1958–1959). Watling is also well known for starring in the films ''Take Me High'' (1973) with Cliff Richard and ''That'll Be the Day'' (1973) with David Essex as well as playing Julie Robertson in '' The Newcomers'' (1969) and Norma Baker in ''Danger UXB'' (1979) on television. Early life Watling was born 2 January 1948 at the Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in London, the daughter of actors Jack Watling and Patricia Hicks. Her brother Giles and her half-sister, Dilys, were also actors.''Daddy's Girl: The Autobiography,'' Deborah Watling and Paul W.T. Ballard, Fantom Films, 2012 She was raised in Epping until the family moved to the 16th-century Alderton H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Lindsay (actor)
Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born 13 December 1949), known professionally as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor. He has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in musical theatre, and is the recipient of a British Academy Television Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Lindsay's most notable roles on television were playing Wolfie in ''Citizen Smith'' (1977–1980) and Ben Harper in '' My Family'' (2000–11). His other screen credits include ''That'll Be The Day'' (1973), ''Adventures of a Taxi Driver'' (1976), '' Get Some In!'' (1975–1977), ''Twelfth Night'' (1980), ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (1981), ''King Lear'' (1983), ''Much Ado About Nothing'' (1984), '' Bert Rigby, You're a Fool'' (1989), '' Strike It Rich'' (1990), '' G.B.H.'' (1991), '' Fierce Creatures'' (1997), '' Divorcing Jack'' (1998) '' Hornblower'' (1998–2003), ''Oliver Twist'' (1999), ''Wimbledon'' (2004), ''Jericho'' (2005), '' Friends and Crocodiles'' (2006), '' Gideon's Daughte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
