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Post by teleadm on Aug 22, 2018 11:46:08 GMT
This post has been updated and revised!Happy 94th Birthday Honor Blackman!!! Born on August 22, 1925 in Plaistow, London Thanks for everything, so far... British actress who has been active since 1947, usually playing strong women, immortal as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger 1964 and as Catherine Gale on The Avengers 1962 - 1964. For her 15th birthday, her parents gave her acting lessons and she started training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1940. While attending the Guildhall School, Blackman worked as a clerical assistant for the Home Office. Blackman's film debut was a nonspeaking part in Fame Is the Spur 1947. Some samples from her career: A Boy, a Girl and a Bike 1949, with Patrick Holt Green Grow the Rushes 1951, with a young Richard Burton A Night To Remember 1958 A Matter of WHO 1961, with Terry-Thomas The Avengers TV-series 1962 to 1964 in 43 episodes, with Patrick Macnee. Jason and the Argonauts 1963 as Hera Goldfinger 1964, with Sean Connery Moment to Moment 1965, with Jean Seberg A Twist of Sand 1968, with Richard Johnson Something Big 1971, with Dean Martin The Upper Hand sit-com TV series 1990 to 1996 in 95 episodes, with Joe McGann and Diana Weston. Cockneys vs Zombies 2012 Honor Blackman has acted in over 110 movies and television productions.
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Post by bravomailer on Aug 22, 2018 12:04:28 GMT
Ninety-three? I must be dreaming.
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Post by OldAussie on Aug 22, 2018 12:26:52 GMT
the greatest character name in history in Goldfinger. And one of the most disturbing deaths in Shalako
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Post by politicidal on Aug 22, 2018 14:37:12 GMT
Still a classy lady.
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Post by BATouttaheck on Aug 22, 2018 15:01:16 GMT
For her 15th birthday, her parents gave her acting lessons and she started training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1940.
The Birthday Present that all the world benefitted from, teleadm
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Post by Primemovermithrax Pejorative on Aug 22, 2018 20:13:37 GMT
Watched her in FRIGHT recently. Sort of a proto-slasher film.
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Post by teleadm on Aug 22, 2019 7:01:12 GMT
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