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Andrew Faulds

Andrew Matthew William Faulds (1 March 1923 - 31 May 2000) was a British actor and politician.

Born Isoko, Tanganyika (now Tanzania), to missionary parents, Faulds married Bunty Whitfield in 1945. After graduating from the University of Glasgow, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1948 but first came to a wider public recognition playing Jet Morgan in Charles Chilton's radio drama Journey Into Space on the BBC Light Programme.

In 1959, Faulds and his wife played host to Paul Robeson who had travelled to England to appear at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon in Tony Richardson's production of Othello. Robeson was still under severe censure and scrutiny in the USA owing to his socialist convictions and had only recently been allowed to travel abroad again following the confiscation of his passport during the McCarthyist episode. It was during this visit that Robeson inspired Faulds to take up political activism.

In the UK general election, 1964, the Labour Foreign Secretary, Patrick Gordon Walker, had been defeated in controversial circumstances in the Smethwick constituency by Conservative candidate Peter Griffiths. Smethwick had been a focus of immigration from the Commonwealth in the economic and industrial growth of the years following World War II and Griffiths ran a campaign critical of the government's policy. There were rumours that his supporters had covertly circulated the slogan If you want a nigger for a neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour. Faulds defeated Griffiths in the UK general election, 1966 and was Labour MP for the constituency until his retirement in 1997. (The constituency was renamed Warley East in 1974.) Smethwick remained the focus of much racial tension in England throughout Faulds' office, in particular following the Rivers of Blood Speech by Enoch Powell in 1968 which Faulds characterised as ... unchristian ... unprincipled, undemocratic and racialist. There has been speculation that Faulds was denied ministerial office because of his open support of the Palestinian cause.

Faulds maintained his acting career throughout the 1960s and 1970s and, in particular became a key part of film director Ken Russell's repertory company, appearing in, among other films, The Devils (1971), Mahler (1974) and Lisztomania (1975). Notably, he appeared in Russell's film The Music Lovers (1971) alongside Glenda Jackson who was also to go on to become a Labour MP.


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Notably, he appeared in Russell's film The Music Lovers (1971) alongside Glenda Jackson who was also to go on to become a Labour MP. Grant also enjoys playing golf, frequently taking part in pro-am tournaments and receives tuition from Colin Montgomerie. Faulds maintained his acting career throughout the 1960s and 1970s and, in particular became a key part of film director Ken Russell's repertory company, appearing in, among other films, The Devils (1971), Mahler (1974) and Lisztomania (1975). "Which bank?". There has been speculation that Faulds was denied ministerial office because of his open support of the Palestinian cause. "One is a moviestar and the other is a banker." "Oh, that's very interesting," the other person said. unprincipled, undemocratic and racialist. At a dinner party, Grant's mother was once asked "Do you have children?" "Yes, we have two," she replied.

unchristian .. His brother is a banker who works in New York. (The constituency was renamed Warley East in 1974.) Smethwick remained the focus of much racial tension in England throughout Faulds' office, in particular following the Rivers of Blood Speech by Enoch Powell in 1968 which Faulds characterised as .. The boy who played "Sam" in Love Actually, Thomas Sangster, is Grant's cousin. Faulds defeated Griffiths in the UK general election, 1966 and was Labour MP for the constituency until his retirement in 1997. The sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason was released in 2004. There were rumours that his supporters had covertly circulated the slogan If you want a nigger for a neighbour, vote Liberal or Labour. He returned to partnership with Richard Curtis in the 2003 romantic comedy, Love Actually.

In the UK general election, 1964, the Labour Foreign Secretary, Patrick Gordon Walker, had been defeated in controversial circumstances in the Smethwick constituency by Conservative candidate Peter Griffiths. Smethwick had been a focus of immigration from the Commonwealth in the economic and industrial growth of the years following World War II and Griffiths ran a campaign critical of the government's policy. Grant kept a low profile until 1999, when he starred in Notting Hill opposite Julia Roberts, and followed up with major successes in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), About a Boy (2002) and Two Weeks Notice (2002) opposite Sandra Bullock. It was during this visit that Robeson inspired Faulds to take up political activism. A public apology helped win back public support, but the break-up with Hurley came soon afterwards -- though they later got back together for a short time. Robeson was still under severe censure and scrutiny in the USA owing to his socialist convictions and had only recently been allowed to travel abroad again following the confiscation of his passport during the McCarthyist episode. Not long after gaining the starring role in Sense and Sensibility in 1995, Grant was arrested near Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, having been caught having oral_sex with an Afro-American prostitute in a car. In 1959, Faulds and his wife played host to Paul Robeson who had travelled to England to appear at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford upon Avon in Tony Richardson's production of Othello. One of his first major film roles was in The Remains of the Day (1993), and he became simultaneously known as the partner of actress Elizabeth Hurley, but it was Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994) which turned him into a major star.

After graduating from the University of Glasgow, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1948 but first came to a wider public recognition playing Jet Morgan in Charles Chilton's radio drama Journey Into Space on the BBC Light Programme. Television came later, in 1985. Born Isoko, Tanganyika (now Tanzania), to missionary parents, Faulds married Bunty Whitfield in 1945. He made his film debut in 1982 with Oxford-financed Privileged. Andrew Matthew William Faulds (1 March 1923 - 31 May 2000) was a British actor and politician. After attending Latymer Upper School for boys, Grant studied English at New College, Oxford. He was born Hugh John Mungo Grant in London, England, and tends to play the archetypal Englishman, and is of Scottish ancestry.

Hugh Grant (born September 9, 1960, London, England) is an English actor. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004). Love Actually (2003). Two Weeks Notice (2002).

About A Boy (2002). Bridget Jones's Diary (2001). Small Time Crooks (2000). Mickey Blue Eyes (1999).

Notting Hill (1999). Extreme Measures (1996). Restoration (1995). Sense and Sensibility (1995).

Nine Months (1995). The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down A Mountain (1995). An Awfully Big Adventure (1995). Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994).

Sirens (1994). Night Train to Venice (1993) USA: Night Train to Hell. The Remains Of The Day (1993). Bitter Moon (1992).

Impromptu (1991). The Big Man (1990). Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again (1989). The Dawning (1988).

Nocturnes (1988). La Nuit Bengali (1988). Remando al Viento (1988). The Lair Of The White Worm (1988).

White Mischief (1987). Maurice (1987). Privileged (1982).