This is a re-edited version from last year that still stands!
Happy 88h Birthday Claire Bloom !!!
Born on February 15, 1931 in Finchley, London, England
Thanks for everything, so far... and she is still active.
Winner of two BAFTA Awards: Limelight 1952 as Most Promising Newcomer to Film and Shadowlands 1985 as Best Actress TV Award.
Begun acting on BBC radio at 15 y/o, acted at 16 y/o at the theatre, movie debut in The Blind Goddess 1948. Was one of many "pupils" in The Rank Orginisation's "charm school". Was "discovered" by Charles Chaplin, to play the female lead in Limelight 1952. A role that catapulted her into international stardom in movies from Britain, America and Italy.
With Charles Chaplin in Limelight 1952.
With Laurence Olivier in Richard III 1955.
With Yul Brynner in The Buccaneer 1958
With Richard Burton in Look Back in Anger 1959
With Julie Harris in the horror movie The Haunting 1963.
With Rod Steiger (they were married at the time) in The Illustrated Man 1969
With Jeremy Irons in TV mini-series Brideshead Revisited 1981
As Queen Mary in The King's Speach 2010
Claire Bloom has acted in over 120 movies and television productions.
"Movies are the enemy of the novel because they are replacing novels. Novelists shouldn’t write for the movies, unless, of course, they discover they’re no good at writing novels." - John Irving
Just spent part of the evening watching Claire Bloom on Law and Order: Criminal Intent. She never even mentioned that it was her birthday.
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I'll forever associate Claire first with Brideshead Revisited, which is my favorite television production ever. Her chilling performance as the matriarch,Lady Marchmain, is unforgettable. Her piousness dooms the whole family, especially her son, Sebastian Flyte, played by Anthony Andrews in a career defining performance. Ms. Bloom is a wonderful actress. Happy Birthday.
Post by Hairynosedwombat on Feb 16, 2019 1:07:07 GMT
What a wonderful actress.
Great to see her in Doc Martin as the doctors estranged and abusive mother. In her 80s she is just as crisp as when she was young.
I recently revisited the forgotten masterpiece The Spy Who Came in from the Cold with Richard Burton.
I remember seeing her with Anthony Hopkins in a fairly faithful film of Ibsens A Dolls House in 1974. Also released within months was Joseph Loseys version of A Dolls House starring Jane Fonda that suffered from Fondas feminist politics battling Loseys interfering with Ibsens script. It is fun to watch the two versions to see two great actresses in their prime playing the same role.
It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.