Emlyn WilliamsGeorge Emlyn Williams (November 26, 1905 - September 25, 1987) was a Welsh dramatist and actor. He was born into a working-class family of North Wales, but won a scholarship to Christ Church College, Oxford. In 1927, he joined a repertory company and began his stage career. By 1930, he had branched out into writing, and his first major success was with the thriller, Night Must Fall (1935), which was later made into a film. His other great play was very different: The Corn is Green (1938). He often appeared in his own plays, and was famous for his one-man-show, with which he toured the world, playing Charles Dickens in an evening of readings from Dickens' novels. His autobiography, in the volumes George (1961) and Emlyn (1973), was also highly successful. This page about Emlyn Williams includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Emlyn Williams News stories about Emlyn Williams External links for Emlyn Williams Videos for Emlyn Williams Wikis about Emlyn Williams Discussion Groups about Emlyn Williams Blogs about Emlyn Williams Images of Emlyn Williams |
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His autobiography, in the volumes George (1961) and Emlyn (1973), was also highly successful. In 1995, Ursula Andress was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in film history.". He often appeared in his own plays, and was famous for his one-man-show, with which he toured the world, playing Charles Dickens in an evening of readings from Dickens' novels. In 1980 she had a son with actor Harry Hamlin. His other great play was very different: The Corn is Green (1938). Derek then went on to marry the Andress look-alike, Bo Derek. By 1930, he had branched out into writing, and his first major success was with the thriller, Night Must Fall (1935), which was later made into a film. The marriage ended in divorce in 1966. In 1927, he joined a repertory company and began his stage career. She was married only once, in 1957 to actor/director John Derek. He was born into a working-class family of North Wales, but won a scholarship to Christ Church College, Oxford. No, but she used her own voice in Casino Royale. George Emlyn Williams (November 26, 1905 - September 25, 1987) was a Welsh dramatist and actor. Her heavy accent was dubbed over by Monica Van Der Syl in Dr. Andress co-starred with Elvis Presley in the 1963 film, Fun in Acapulco and she also appeared in the parody Bond movie Casino Royale (1967) as Vesper Lynd, occasional spy, who persuades Evelyn Tremble (Peter Sellers) to carry out a mission. "No," replies Bond, admiring her suntanned body barely covered in a white bikini, "I'm just looking." (The combination of sea, shells, and a stunning blonde has led some critics to trace the inspiration for this scene to Botticelli's Birth of Venus). "Looking for shells?". "What are you doing here?" she asks. No became one of the most famous Bond moments. Rising out of the Caribbean Sea singing a beautiful Calypso and tossing back her blonde hair, she spots Bond. Her stunning good looks served her well, as her introduction in Dr. No (1962), the first James Bond film. Fluent in English, French, Italian, German and Swiss-German, she appeared as "Honey Ryder", James Bond's object of desire in Dr. Andress was a major sex symbol of the 1960s. She was born in Ostermundigen, Berne, Switzerland. Ursula Andress (born 19 March 1936) is an actress. |