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Post by petrolino on Jun 22, 2022 17:50:16 GMT
Prunella Scales celebrates her 90th birthday today. She was born Prunella Margaret Rumney Illingworth on 22 June, 1932 in Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England.
Prunella Scales rehearses on set for John Eldridge's 'Laxdale Hall' (1953) in 1952
Prunella Scales skips school in 1962
Prunella Scales enjoys a fag break in 1970
Her friend, playwright Ray Cooney, turned 90 on 30th May, 2022; they last worked together 10 years ago on 'Run For Your Wife' (2012), an adaptation of Cooney's 1983 play, 'Run For Your Wife'. Richard Briers and Bernard Cribbins headlined the production during its original West End theatre run.
Richard Briers & Prunella Scales
Prunella Scales & John Cleese
Prunella Scales & Timothy West
Prunella Scales has worked with some of Britain's finest comedians over the years, from Ronnie Barker and Leonard Rossiter, to Peter Cooke and Dudley Moore, on stage and on screen. She's also worked with some great filmmakers.
Happy Birthday, Ms. Scales!!
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Post by teleadm on Jun 22, 2022 18:28:26 GMT
Seen some episodes with her and husband in a rather nice documentary series called Great Canal Journeys 2014 to 2019, where they do just that, travel canals, not just in Britain but all over the world.  Happy Birthday Prunella Scales! |
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Post by timshelboy on Jun 22, 2022 21:58:37 GMT
Prunella Sybil deflecting criticism from FAWLTY TOWERS' guests with her "Oooooooooooooooooooh I Know!" response is one of the constant joys of an enjoyable series.
My parents were big fans of her later travelogue work.
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Jun 22, 2022 22:03:58 GMT
She was great in Fawlty Towers
Seen some episodes of Great Canal Journeys which was good.
I think she was diagnosed with Alzheimer 8-10 years ago.
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Post by rudeboy on Jun 24, 2022 2:13:34 GMT
She was great in Fawlty Towers Seen some episodes of Great Canal Journeys which was good. I think she was diagnosed with Alzheimer 8-10 years ago. Yes, she has been living with Alzheimer’s for years now. Casting her as Sybil Fawlty was a master stroke - such an indelible character, the perfect foil for Basil.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jun 24, 2022 2:28:02 GMT
Perfection on Fawlty!
Equally curmudgeonly on an episode of Midsomer Murders .... always a delight !
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Post by petrolino on Jun 25, 2022 3:22:36 GMT
Prunella Sybil deflecting criticism from FAWLTY TOWERS' guests with her "Oooooooooooooooooooh I Know!" response is one of the constant joys of an enjoyable series. My parents were big fans of her later travelogue work.
In latin cultures like France, Italy, Portugal and Spain, bedroom farce is considered an art form and is practised by the great playwrights. I don't think it engenders the same level of respect in the U K.
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Post by petrolino on Jun 25, 2022 3:25:56 GMT
Perfection on Fawlty! Equally curmudgeonly on an episode of Midsomer Murders .... always a delight !
Oh, cool. I think the writers recognised, like those on the continent, that the U K had several great farce writers active at the time. John Cleese was said to be in awe of savvy American Connie Booth.
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Post by Penn Guinn on Jun 25, 2022 3:35:13 GMT
Perfection on Fawlty! Equally curmudgeonly on an episode of Midsomer Murders .... always a delight !
Oh, cool. I think the writers recognised, like those on the continent, that the U K had several great farce writers active at the time. John Cleese was said to be in awe of savvy American Connie Booth.
They were married for a decade (20 February 1968 - 1 August 1978) 
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