Where was the star of Ken Annakin's 1956 British comedy born?
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Loser Takes All (film) Loser Takes All is a 1956 British comedy film directed by Ken Annakin, starring Glynis Johns, Rossano Brazzi, and Robert Morley, and based on a screenplay by Graham Greene.
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Glynis Johns Glynis Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a retired Welsh stage, television and film actress, dancer, pianist, and singer. Born in Pretoria, South Africa of Welsh origin, she is best known for creating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in "A Little Night Music" on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture box office smash "Mary Poppins." In both roles, she originated songs written specifically for her, including "Send in the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers. She was nominated for an Oscar for her work in the 1960 film "The Sundowners".
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Esma Cannon Esma Ellen Charlotte Littman (née Cannon) (27 December 1905 – 18 October 1972), credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was a diminutive (4 ft ) Australian-born character actress and comedian, who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although better known in her latter years for her television roles, she was best known as a film actress, with a lengthy career in early British productions, from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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The Hellions (film) The Hellions is a 1961 British adventure film directed by Ken Annakin starring Richard Todd, Anne Aubrey, Lionel Jeffries, Ronald Fraser and Colin Blakely that was set and filmed in South Africa.
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Rita Webb Rita Webb (born Olive Rita Thompson; 25 February 1904 – 30 August 1981) was an English character actress, mainly in comedy roles. She was the eldest child of Henry Augustus Webb (1880–1926) and Rose Jeannette Keysor. She had a younger brother, Henry Richard Webb, also an actor, and two elder identical twin half-brothers, Leslie and Gordon Durlacher, from her mother's first marriage to Samuel Durlacher. She was the niece of Leonard Keysor, the first Jewish serviceman to win the Victoria Cross in the First World War. A half-brother was the actor George Webb.
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Sam Bernard Sam Bernard (born Samuel Barnett, 5 June 1863 – 16 May 1927) was an English-born American vaudeville comedian who also performed in musical theatre, comic opera and burlesque and appeared in a few silent films.
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Sydney Howard Sydney Howard (7 August 1884 – 12 June 1946) was an English stage comedian and film actor born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire.
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Vera Day Vera Day (Born 4 August 1935 in London), is a British film and television actress. She starred in 1962 "The Saint" season one series in episode 11 "The Man Who Was Lucky" as Jane.
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Mike Yarwood Michael Edward "Mike" Yarwood, OBE (born 14 June 1941) is an English actor, comedian and impressionist. He was one of Britain's top-rated entertainers, regularly appearing on television from the 1960s to the 1980s.
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Maisie Gay Maisie Gay, born Maud Daisy Noble (7 January 1878 – 13 September 1945), was an English actress and singer, known for comic character roles in works by Noël Coward, James T. Tanner, and Edgar Wallace.
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Fun at St. Fanny's Fun at St. Fanny's is a 1955 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Fred Emney, Cardew Robinson and Vera Day. The film revolves around the teachers and students of St Fanny's private school, particularly the pupil Cardew the Cad who is kept at the school for many years after he should have graduated so that the dishonest headmaster can claim his inheritance. It was based on a radio show which was written by and starred Robinson. The film's sets were designed by art director Norman G. Arnold.
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Judy Kelly Judy Kelly (1 November 1913 – 22 October 1991) was an Australian-born British actress. She arrived in Britain in 1932 after winning a competition organised by the Australian British Empire Films, which included 3 months tuition at the British International Studios at Elstree. She appeared in a number of films for British International Pictures during the 1930s. She was sometimes cast as a love interest for the comedian Leslie Fuller, and also appeared alongside the musical stars Gene Gerrard and Stanley Lupino.
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Anna Crilly Anna Crilly (born 28 November 1975 in Pembury, Kent) is an English actress and comedian.
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Mike Morgan (actor) Mike Morgan (1929 – 5 June 1958), born John Michael Pughe-Morgan, was a British actor. His film acting debut was in the 1957 film comedy "Barnacle Bill", which starred Sir Alec Guinness.
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Dennis Lotis Dennis Lotis (born 8 March 1925) is a South African-born British singer, actor and entertainer, whose popularity was greatest in the 1950s. He was described as having "a sophisticated style that was particularly attractive to the young female population".
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Felicity Kendal Felicity Ann Kendal, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born 25 September 1946) is an English actress, working in television and theatre. She has appeared in numerous stage and screen roles over a 45-year career, but the role that brought attention to her career was that of Barbara Good in the 1975 television series "The Good Life".
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Friends and Neighbours Friends and Neighbours is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Gordon Parry and starring Arthur Askey, Megs Jenkins and Peter Illing.
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Polly James Polly James (born 8 July 1941) born as Pauline Devaney, is an English actress with a career in theatre, film, television and radio spanning 35 years. She has worked extensively with leading directors including John Schlesinger and Peter Brook.
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Beryl Reid Beryl Elizabeth Reid, OBE (17 June 1919 – 13 October 1996) was a British actress of stage and screen. She won the 1967 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for "The Killing of Sister George", the 1980 Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance for "Born in the Gardens", and the 1982 BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress for "Smiley's People". Her film appearances included "The Belles of St. Trinian's" (1954), "The Killing of Sister George" (1968), "The Assassination Bureau" (1969) and "No Sex Please, We're British" (1973)
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David Frankham David Frankham (born February 16, 1926) is an English film and television actor. After serving in India and Malaya in World War II, Frankham worked first as a news reader, and then a writer, interviewer and producer for the BBC from 1948 through 1955.
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John Gorman (entertainer) John Gorman (born 4 January 1936 in Birkenhead, Cheshire), is an English comedian, vocalist and comedy musician.
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Kenneth Spring Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Arthur Spring {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (23 October 1921 – 25 December 1997) was a British Army officer, artist and co-founder of the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain.