This page will contain discussion groups about Fanny Kemble, as they become available.Frances Anne Kemble(Redirected from Fanny Kemble)Frances Anne Kemble (Fanny Kemble) (November 27, 1800 - January 15, 1893), the actress and author, was Charles Kemble's elder daughter; she was born in London, and educated chiefly in France. She first appeared on the stage on October 26, 1829 as Juliet at Covent Garden. Her attractive personality at once made her a great favorite, her popularity enabling her father to recoup his losses as a manager. She played all the principal women's parts, notably Portia, Beatrice and Lady Teazle, but Julia in Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback, especially written for her, was perhaps her greatest success. In 1832 she went with her father to America, and in 1834 she married there a Southern planter, Pierce Butler. They were divorced in 1849. In 1847 she returned to the stage, from which she had retired on her marriage, and later, following her father's example, appeared with much success as a Shakespearian reader. In 1877 she returned to England, where she lived in London using her maiden name till her death. During this period Fanny Kemble was a prominent and popular figure in the social life of London. Besides her plays, Francis the First, unsuccessfully produced in 1832, The Star of Seville (1837), a volume of Poems (1844), and a book of Italian travel, A Year of Consolation (1847), she published a volume of her Journal in 1835, and in 1863 another (dealing with life on the Georgia plantation), and also a volume of Plays, including translations from Dumas and Schiller. These were followed by Records of a Girlhood (1878), Records of Later Life (1882), Notes on some of Shakespeare's Plays (1882), Far Away and Long Ago (1889), and Further Records (1891). Her various volumes of reminiscences contain much valuable material for the social and dramatic history of the period. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica. This page about Fanny Kemble includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Fanny Kemble News stories about Fanny Kemble External links for Fanny Kemble Videos for Fanny Kemble Wikis about Fanny Kemble Discussion Groups about Fanny Kemble Blogs about Fanny Kemble Images of Fanny Kemble |
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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopędia Britannica.. Margaret Leighton died of multiple sclerosis at the age of fifty-three in Chichester, West Sussex. Her various volumes of reminiscences contain much valuable material for the social and dramatic history of the period. She received a BAFTA nomination for Best British Actress for her role as Valerie Carrington in Carrington, V.C. (1955) and also received a Hollywood Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for The Go-Between. These were followed by Records of a Girlhood (1878), Records of Later Life (1882), Notes on some of Shakespeare's Plays (1882), Far Away and Long Ago (1889), and Further Records (1891). Maudsley in The Go-Between (1970), Leighton won the British BAFTA Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Besides her plays, Francis the First, unsuccessfully produced in 1832, The Star of Seville (1837), a volume of Poems (1844), and a book of Italian travel, A Year of Consolation (1847), she published a volume of her Journal in 1835, and in 1863 another (dealing with life on the Georgia plantation), and also a volume of Plays, including translations from Dumas and Schiller. For her film role as Mrs. During this period Fanny Kemble was a prominent and popular figure in the social life of London. Her last appearance on Broadway was as Birdie Hubbard in a revival of Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes (1967) starring Anne Bancroft as Regina Giddens. In 1877 she returned to England, where she lived in London using her maiden name till her death. Kildare. In 1847 she returned to the stage, from which she had retired on her marriage, and later, following her father's example, appeared with much success as a Shakespearian reader. And she was nominated for an Emmy in 1966 for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Drama for four episodes of Dr. They were divorced in 1849. She won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in Drama for Hamlet (1970). In 1832 she went with her father to America, and in 1834 she married there a Southern planter, Pierce Butler. She also had a noteworthy list of TV appearances, including Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Ben Casey and Burke's Law. She played all the principal women's parts, notably Portia, Beatrice and Lady Teazle, but Julia in Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback, especially written for her, was perhaps her greatest success. Leighton was nominated for Best Actress in a Play for Much Ado About Nothing (1959) opposite John Gielgud and for Tchin-Tchin (1962) opposite Anthony Quinn. Her attractive personality at once made her a great favorite, her popularity enabling her father to recoup his losses as a manager. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in Separate Tables (1956); she won another Tony in that category for The Night of the Iguana (1962), playing Hannah Jelkes opposite Bette Davis as Maxine Faulk. She first appeared on the stage on October 26, 1829 as Juliet at Covent Garden. Leighton had three husbands, publisher Max Reinhardt (married 1947-divorced 1955), actor Laurence Harvey (married 1957-divorced 1961) and actor Michael Wilding (married 1964-her death 1976). Frances Anne Kemble (Fanny Kemble) (November 27, 1800 - January 15, 1893), the actress and author, was Charles Kemble's elder daughter; she was born in London, and educated chiefly in France. Other film co-stars included Ralph Richardson, Rex Harrison, Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Peter Sellers, Henry Fonda, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Michael Caine. She starred with Walter Pidgeon in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer crime/mystery Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951). After appearing in two British films, including the starring role of Flora MacDonald opposite David Niven in Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948), the willowy blonde actress played the second female lead in Hitchcock's Hollywood film Under Capricorn (1949) starring Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, and Michael Wilding. Leighton's Broadway debut was as the Queen in Henry IV (1946) starring Laurence Olivier and Ralph Richardson during a visit to America of the Old Vic company, which performed a total of five plays from its repertoire before returning to London. She went on to become a star of the Old Vic. Her stage debut was as Dorothy in Laugh With Me (1938), which was also performed that year for television on BBC. Born in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, she studied acting with Barry Jackson at his Birmingham Theatre School. Margaret Leighton (February 26, 1922 – January 13, 1976) was an English actress. Arra. Journey Through the Black Sun (1976) (ITC) .. Miss Havisham. Great Expectations (1974) (NBC) .. Francoise DuVal. Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) (NBC) .. Lady Seacroft. The Upper Crusts (1973) (series) (ITV) .. Gertrude. Hamlet (1970) (NBC) .. Cheveley. Mrs. An Ideal Husband (1969) (BBC) .. Rosalind. As You Like It (1953) (BBC) .. Dorothy. Laugh With Me (1938) (BBC) .. Ma Gore. Trial by Combat (1976) (Combat-Warner Bros.) .. Elderly Court Lady. Galileo (1975) (The American Film Theatre) .. Madame Orloff in segment The Elemental. From Beyond the Grave (1973) (Warner Bros.) .. Lady Frances Nelson. A Bequest to the Nation (1973) (Universal) .. Lady Melbourne. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) (MGM-EMI) .. aka X, Y and Zee (USA). Gladys .. Zee and Co. (1972) (Columbia) .. Maudsley. Mrs. The Go-Between (1970) (EMI Distribution) .. Constance, the Madwoman of Passy. The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) (Warner Bros.) .. Agatha Andrews. 7 Women (1966) (MGM) .. Helen Kenton. Mrs. The Loved One (1965) (MGM) .. Alice Russell. The Best Man (1964) (United Artists) .. The Third Secret (1964) (20th Century Fox). Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) (The Rank Organisation Film Productions) ... Emily Fitzjohn. Caddy Compson. The Sound and the Fury (1959) (20th Century Fox) .. Judith Wynter/Leonie. A Passionate Stranger (1955) (British Lion Films) .. Miss Chesterman. The Constant Husband (1955) (British Lion Films) .. Valerie Carrington. Carrington, V.C. (1955) (Kingsley-International Pictures) .. Eve Ravenscourt. The Good Die Young (1954) (United Artists) .. Helen Teckman. The Teckman Mystery (1954) (Associated Artists Productions) .. Margaret Gregory. The Holly and the Ivy (1952) (London Film Productions) .. Janet Preston. Home at Seven (1952) (British Lion Films) .. Helen Smith. Sgt. Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951) (MGM) .. Marguerite Blakeney. The Elusive Pimpernel (1950) (British Lion Films) .. Leonora Vail. The Astonished Heart (1949) (General Film Distributors) .. Milly. Under Capricorn (1949) (Warner Bros.) .. Flora MacDonald. Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948) (London Film Productions) .. Catherine Winslow. The Winslow Boy (1948) (British Lion Films) .. |