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A Brief Profile of Celia Johnson

Early Life The actress Celia (Elizabeth) Johnson was born on 18 December 2008 at 46 Richmond Hill, Richmond, Surrey. Nicknamed “Betty”, she was the second of the three children of John and Ethel Johnson. John Johnson was a doctor and the physician of the Duke (the future George VI) and Duchess of York. Between 1919…

A Brief Profile of Margaret Rutherford
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A Brief Profile of Margaret Rutherford

Early Life The comedy character actress Margaret Rutherford was born Margaret Taylor Rutherford-Benn on 11 May 1892 in Balham, South London. She was the only child of William and Florence Rutherford-Benn. Shortly after the couple married in 1882, William had a nervous breakdown and was sent to a mental institution. A few months later, just…

A Brief Profile of Thora Hird
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A Brief Profile of Thora Hird

Early Life The English character actress, comedian, presenter and writer Thora Hird was born on 28 May 1911 in Morecambe, Lancashire. Her parents James and Jane Hird were both from a theatrical background. Her father was the manager of a number of theatre venues in Morecambe, while her mother was an actress. Thora had two…

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A Brief Profile of Honor Blackman

Early Life The English actress Honor Blackman was born on 22 August 1925 in Plaistow, East London. Her parents, Frederick, a civil servant, and Edith, a housewife, had three daughters and a son. Third-born Honor had one younger sister. She attended North Ealing Primary School, where she proved to be an athletic child from an…

A Brief Profile of Audrey Hepburn
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A Brief Profile of Audrey Hepburn

Early Life The British actress Audrey Hepburn was born Audrey Kathleen Ruston on 4 May 1929 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. Her mother, Baroness Ella Van Heemstra, was born into Dutch nobility. Her father, Joseph Victor Anthony Ruston, was born to English and Austrian parents in the present-day Czech Republic. Joseph would later double-barrel his surname…

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