Barbara Nichols
Gary Brumburgh’s entry: She was the archetypal brassy, bosomy, Brooklynesque bimbo with a highly distinctive scratchy voice. Barbara Nichols started life as Barbara Marie Nic
Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh is one of the truly most beloved actors on film. She is best remembered for her Oscar winning roles as ‘Scarlett O’Hara’ in “Gone With the W
Leo G. Carroll
IMDB entry: One of the most indispensable of character actors, Leo G. Carroll was already involved in the business of acting as a schoolboy in Gilbert & Sullivan productions. A
Ronald Reagan
TCM overview: An affable Midwesterner, Ronald Reagan parlayed his athletic good looks and undeniable charisma into a middling career in the movies, but it was the smaller screen th
Tilly Losch
“Streetswing” article: Tilly Losch was an established dancer and actress, she was titled the ‘Countess of Carnarvon.’ Danced in many childre
Philips Holmes
IMDB entry: A future in movies for this fair-haired, fresh-faced young adult of the 1930s was by no means certain at the time of his untimely death in a mid-air plane collision. Hi
George Peppard
George Peppard David Shipman’s “Independent” obituary: George Peppard, actor, director, producer: born Detroit 1 October 1928; six times married (two sons, one da
May Whitty
TCM overview: Dame May Whitty was a delightful character actress of numerous first-class productions of the late 1930s and 1940s. Typically playing a distinguished aunt, mot
Gareth Thomas
Obituary in “The Telegraph” in 2016. Gareth Thomas, who has died aged 71, was a regular face on the television screens and a much respected stage actor, but he became best-know
Leonid Kinskey
Tom Vallance’s “Independent” obituary: ONE OF Hollywood’s most distinctive character actors, often known as “The Mad Russian”, Leonid Kinskey wa