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Dame Edith Mary Evans, DBE (8 February 1888 – 14 October 1976) was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the stage, but also appeared in films towards the beginning and end of her career.
Evans's stage career spanned sixty years during which she played more than 100 roles, in classics by Shakespeare, Congreve, Goldsmith, Sheridan and Wilde, and plays by contemporary writers including Bernard Shaw, Enid Bagnold, Christopher Fry and Noël Coward. She created roles in two of Shaw's plays: Orinthia in The Apple Cart (1929), and Epifania in The Millionairess (1940) and was in the British premieres of two others: Heartbreak House (1921) and Back to Methuselah (1923).
Evans became widely known for portraying haughty aristocratic women, as in two of her most famous roles: Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest, and Miss Western in the 1963 film of Tom Jones. By contrast, she played a downtrodden maid in The Late Christopher Bean (1933), a deranged, impoverished old woman in The Whisperers (1967) and – one of her most celebrated roles – the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet, which she played in four productions between 1926 and 1961.
Kenneth Charles Williams (22 February 1926 – 15 April 1988) was an English comic actor and comedian.
He was one of the main ensemble in 26 of the 31 Carry On films, and appeared in many British television shows and radio comedies, including series with Tony Hancock and Kenneth Horne.
Kenneth Charles Williams was born on 22 February 1926 in Bingfield Street, King's Cross, London, the son of Louisa ("Lou" or "Louie") Morgan (1901-1991) and Charles Williams (1899-1962), a barber and strict Methodist from Somers Town, London. Kenneth Williams stated in his diaries that he believed he had Welsh ancestors due to his parents' surnames. Williams had a half-sister, Alice Patricia "Pat", born illegitimately before Louie had met Charlie Williams. He was educated at Lyulph Stanley School, later becoming apprenticed as a draughtsman to a mapmaker. In 1944, aged 18, he was called up to the Army. He became a sapper in the Engineers Survey section, doing much the same work that he did as a civilian. When the war ended he was in Singapore, and he opted to transfer to the Combined Service Entertainment Unit, which put on revue shows. While in that unit he met Stanley Baxter, Peter Nichols, and John Schlesinger.
Actors: Peter Le Bas (writer), Peter Le Bas (director), Matthew Oliva (composer), May Quigley (actress), James Ersted (editor), Angela Oakenfold (actress), Joseph D'Agosta (actor), Simon Goodman (actor),
Plot: "My Dearest Aunt Emily" set between 1910 and 1912. "Edith", an English medicine student is offered an opportunity to visit her Uncle and Aunt in America on a new ocean liner called the "Titanic". We follow her weekly letters to and from her Aunt as they prepare for her visit.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Mark Ruffalo (actor), Annie Wilkinson (miscellaneous crew), Naomi Watts (actress), Sandy Reynolds (miscellaneous crew), Mark Ruffalo (producer), Melodee Spevack (miscellaneous crew), Sandy Reynolds (miscellaneous crew), Laura Dern (actress), Naomi Watts (producer), Harvey Kahn (producer), Svatia Sakarova (miscellaneous crew), Michael Shepard (producer), Nancy Heller (miscellaneous crew), Larry Gross (writer), Larry Gross (producer),
Plot: The movie is set in the Pacific Northwest; specifically, Washington state. We know this from a glimpse of a license plate, the craftsman architecture of the two houses, and the mature, rich landscapes in between. The setting, like the scrutiny of the four main character's lives, is defined by the narrowness of the camera's field-of view. The one commercial street in town is only seen in the reflection of a store window, a shot of a non-descript auto-yard, or the tunnel of a tree-lined suburban sidewalk. The lush, wooded landscape is understood as an immediate presence in the domestic and professional lives of the characters; a steep hill, railroad tracks, a rushing stream, and a path over an old steel bridge are revisited again and again by the characters in their capacities as lovers, parents and friends.
Keywords: adultery, airport, alarm-clock, anger, aspiring-writer, banana-split, bar, bare-breasts, bed-wetting, beerActors: David Gerber (producer), John Hoyt (actor), Byron Morrow (actor), John Savage (actor), Gig Young (actor), Johnny Mandel (composer), Maureen McCormick (actress), Janis Paige (actress), Kathleen Quinlan (actress), Frank Campanella (actor), John McLiam (actor), Peggy McCay (actress), Robert Ginty (actor), Allan Miller (actor), Peter Katz (producer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Charlotte Burton (actress), Jack Richardson (actor), Harry von Meter (actor), Vivian Rich (actress), B. Reeves Eason (director), David Lythgoe (actor), Flora R. Snyder (writer),
Genres: Drama, Short,**I do not own copyright on this clip but have uploaded as a matter of interest without ownership, any copyright issues then please let me know and i will remove, thank you.** **Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.**
Sir Michael Parkinson has used these clips from his show in some of his speeches as Dignity Ambassador. He says "I have met many inspirational old people who have made me feel ok about growing old. People always ask me who was my favourite interviewee. I am unable to give an answer, but what I can say is that the most extraordinary group of people I have enjoyed interviewing have been without a single shadow of a doubt old people, because they had really lived a life and were unafraid of speaking the truth. I had two old ladies on the show who were particular favourites of mine. Dame Edith Evans, the great english actress, who put to shame many younger actresses with her unflagging optimism, energy, and total nonchalance about growing old. The other was Catherine Bramwell-Boo...
Fantastic anecdote from Kenneth Williams about Edith Evans.
John Gielgud & Edith Evans as John Worthing and Lady Augusta Bracknell in the famous 'handbag' interrogation scene in the play by Oscar Wilde I feel Edith Evans' portrayal far superior to that of Judi Dench's, although I haven't heard or seen Maggie Smith's performance in the role which I am sure equalled or surpassed even that of Dame Edith.
Ronald Neame, legendary British filmmaker and director of such films as "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie," "Tunes of Glory," "The Horse's Mouth" and "The Poseidon Adventure," tells an interesting story about directing Dame Edith Evans, the great English actress. He said Evans complained about too much dialog without something to "take the weight off the lines." For Neame is it was an "ah-hah" moment. This story is in "Ronald Neame on the Director," a master class for anyone wanting to make movies or who enjoys motion picture lore. The story joins others on legendary directors and stars, including David Lean, Alec Guinness and Noël Coward. Neame closes with the heartbreaking story of directing Judy Garland on her last film. Available on "Vimeo On Demand" at https://vimeo.com/ondemand/814...
Luna de Zoe versión Edith Evans Berber, espero les guste, gracias a todos los que me apoyaron en la realización del video :) es un esfuerzo de todos.
Dame Edith Evans presenting the Oscar® for Film Editing to Hal Ashby for "In the Heat of the Night" at the 40th Academy Awards in 1968. Hosted by Bob Hope.
When her new Film "The Whisperers" was shown at the Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) in 1967, Dame Edith Evans met German actress and dubbing artist Agnes Windeck, who provided the German voice for Evans in the German dubbed version "Flüsternde Wände". Evans was rewarded with the "Silberner Bär" ("Silver Bear") as Best Actress for her performance. Agnes Windeck also voiced Edith Evans in the German language versions of "Tom Jones" (1962, "Tom Jones-Zwischen Bett und Galgen") and "Fitzwilly" (1967, "Die Lady und ihre Gauner"). From German TV "Neues vom Film", 2. Fernsehprogramm, 08.07.1967 Off-Screen commentary by Martin Büttner
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde (1951). Produced by Peter Watts Lady Bracknell - Edith Evans John Worthing - John Gielgud Gwendolen - Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies Cecily - Angela Baddeley Algernon - Ronald Ward Canon Chasuble - David Horne Miss Prism - Betty Hardy Merriman - Roger Delgado Lane - John Turnbull
Sir John Gielgud and Dame Edith Evans headline the cast in this production, which was recorded in 1953, and was released the following year on the EMI Columbia label. Gielgud had a long and distinguished association with this play. He plays the long-suffering Jack Worthing, and Dame Edith Evans is in one of her most famous roles, as Lady Bracknell. It could be said that she pretty much defined the role, and in fact was responsible for a popular catchphrase "A Haaaanndbaaaag?". Oscar Wilde wrote this immensely popular three-act play in 1895. Many would refer to this as the wittiest comedy in the English language. Its subtitle 'A Trivial Comedy for Serious People' indicates the nature of what lies within. It is a play about the only subjects that Wilde would admit to taking seriously--wit, ...
Sir John Gielgud and Dame Edith Evans headline the cast in this production, which was recorded in 1953, and was released the following year on the EMI Columbia label. Gielgud had a long and distinguished association with this play. He plays the long-suffering Jack Worthing, and Dame Edith Evans is in one of her most famous roles, as Lady Bracknell. It could be said that she pretty much defined the role, and in fact was responsible for a popular catchphrase "A Haaaanndbaaaag?". Oscar Wilde wrote this immensely popular three-act play in 1895. Many would refer to this as the wittiest comedy in the English language. Its subtitle 'A Trivial Comedy for Serious People' indicates the nature of what lies within. It is a play about the only subjects that Wilde would admit to taking seriously--wit, ...
Sir John Gielgud and Dame Edith Evans headline the cast in this production, which was recorded in 1953, and was released the following year on the EMI Columbia label. Gielgud had a long and distinguished association with this play. He plays the long-suffering Jack Worthing, and Dame Edith Evans is in one of her most famous roles, as Lady Bracknell. It could be said that she pretty much defined the role, and in fact was responsible for a popular catchphrase "A Haaaanndbaaaag?". Oscar Wilde wrote this immensely popular three-act play in 1895. Many would refer to this as the wittiest comedy in the English language. Its subtitle 'A Trivial Comedy for Serious People' indicates the nature of what lies within. It is a play about the only subjects that Wilde would admit to taking seriously--wit, ...
Guest interview about sharing the Good News of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
"All's Well That Ends Well" (abridged) By William Shakespeare cast Countess of Rossillion....Dame Edith Evans Bertram.....Jeremy Brett Lafeu.....James Cossina Helena.....Vanessa Redgrave Parolles.....Peter Woodthorpe King of France.....Peter Jeffrey First Lord....Donald Burton Steward.....David Waller First Gentleman.....Robert Lang Second Gentleman.....Donald Burton An Old Widow of Florence.....Sylvia Coleridge Diana.....Ann Bell Mariana.....Hilary Hardiman Second Lord.....Robert Lang Soldier.....Morgan Sheppard The Linden Singers Directed by Val May, Music composed by Simon Anderson, Script adapted by Morys Aberdare and Val May, Sound supervision Cyril Ornadel Living Shakespeare series, 1962 Wm. Thomas Sherman, wts@gunjones.com, www.gunjones.com
Watch this super english film David Copperfield Starring : Richard Attenborough , Cyril Cusack ,Edith Evans Directed by: Delbert Mann Produced by: Frederick H. Brogger Written by: Jack Pulman Based on: David Copperfield by Charles Dickens Charles Dickens' Immortal Story of a Young Man's Journey to Maturity. This version finds David Copperfield (Robin Phillips) as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach. In flashback, David remembers his life in 19th century England, as a young orphan, brought to London and passed around from relatives, to guardians, to boarding school. He relives his struggle to overcome the loss of his idyllic childhood and the torment inflicted by his hated step-father after his mother’s death. Then virtually abandoned on the streets of Victorian London, David Co...
A lovely collection of clips from Russell Harty's career as a talk show host, including: Danny Kaye, Lauren Bacall, Peter Sellers, Roman Polanski, The Muppets, Gracie Fields, Dame Edith Evans, Princess Grace of Monaco, Salvador Dali, Ralph Richardson, Michael Caine, Dirk Bogarde, Bonnie Langford (and parents), David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Elton John and Alan Bennett. Introduced by Humphrey Burton.
*Based on "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens* *Starring Albert Finney, Edith Evans, Kenneth More and Alec Guinness* *Directed by Ronald Neame*
Provided to YouTube by The state51 Conspiracy Romeo and Juliet: Act 5 · Claire Bloom · Albert Finney · Dame Edith Evans · Kenneth Haigh · Peter Bayliss William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet ℗ 2016 Black Cat Productions Released on: 2016-05-01 Composer: Shakespeare Music Publisher: Copyright Control Auto-generated by YouTube.
Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimm'd; And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course, untrimm'd; But thy eternal summer shall not fade Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st; So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
Some glory in their birth, some in their skill, Some in their wealth, some in their body's force, Some in their garments though new-fangled ill; Some in their hawks and hounds, some in their horse; And every humour hath his adjunct pleasure, Wherein it finds a joy above the rest: But these particulars are not my measure, All these I better in one general best. Thy love is better than high birth to me, Richer than wealth, prouder than garments' cost, Of more delight than hawks and horses be; And having thee, of all men's pride I boast: Wretched in this alone, that thou mayst take All this away, and me most wretched make. - Las traducciones proceden de la Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, compiladas por el poeta español Ramón García González.
Sponsored by the Women Law Students Association, the 34th Edith House Lecture was delivered by Georgia state Rep. Stacey Godfrey Evans. A 2003 Georgia Law graduate, Evans serves parts of Cobb County in the Georgia House of Representatives and runs her own law firm, S.G. Evans Law, where she represents individuals and businesses in complex litigation.
Here's the amazing Edith Evans who was had such a wonderful clear voice for reading poetry reading 2 poems "The Elfin Artist" by Alfred Noyes and The Moon by W.H.Davies. The pioneering Columbia Voice of Poetry series released in 1939 of two binder sets with classic English poems read by Edith Evans and the other binder set read by Sir John Gielgud were definitive both readers when recorded had such beautiful clear diction that they brought the excellent selection of poems alive with perfect English pronunciation. As somebody from a poor working class background as myself who struggles to speak nearly as beautifully and precisely as these two great actors I am envious it saddens me that so many commoners of my class frown on good pronunciation as if has inherently to be a sign of snobbery w...
Yn Nhridegau y ganrif ddiwethaf roedd Nansi Richards, Telynores Maldwyn a Edith Evans Telynores Eryri yn rhan o griw o ferched oedd yn trafaelio Prydain yn perfformio sgetsys comedi mewn neuaddau a thafarndai. Un o'r sgetsys mwyaf poblogaidd oedd pan oedd Edith yn gwisgo fel hen grwydryn. Roedden nhw'n aml yn nosweithiau gwyllt ac afreolus yn nol bob tebyg, ac er fod y perfformiadau bellach yn ymddangos yn ddiniwed inni, roedd eu ffordd o fyw a pherfformio yn fentrus iawn yn y cyfnod In the 1930's Nansi Richards - Telynores ( Harpist) Maldwyn and Edith Evans Telynores Eryri were members of an all female performing troupe who performed music and comedy sketches in halls and pubs across Britain. One of the favourite sketches saw Edith dressed up as an old tramp. Although the songs seem inno...
Cover "No te creas tan importante" una versión a mi estilo, espero les guste :)
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I get
What I own
Don't let
The feelings that I choose
'Cause everybody else do
Gotta get outtathaway!
No time for me to stay
Everyone in the world dont affect you
We think
You're a lot different
Your number ain't your thing
Your life is on the wrong end
Gotta get outtathaway!
No time for me to stay
Everyone in the world dont affect you
C'mon
C'mon
C'mon
Gotta get outtathaway!
No time for me to stay
When I speak out of line
I don't believe in time