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Honor Blackman

Blackman in Jason and the Argonauts, 1963
Born 22 August 1925 (1925-08-22) (age 82)
West Ham, London, England, UK
Years active 1947 - present
Spouse(s) Bill Sankey (1946-54)
Maurice Kaufmann (1961-75)

Honor Blackman (born 22 August 1925[1][2]) is an English actress, who is perhaps best known for the roles of Cathy Gale on The Avengers and as Bond girl Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located east of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Dr Cathy Gale was a fictional character played by Honor Blackman, on the 1960s British series The Avengers. The Avengers was a British Television series featuring Secret agents in 1960s Britain. only be added to pages which discuss the film or character depicted in the image Pussy Galore is a Fictional character from the James Bond film and novel Goldfinger. Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond.

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Biography

Early life

Blackman was born in West Ham, London to a statistician father. West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located east of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Statisticians work with theoretical and applied Statistics in both the private and public sectors She trained as an actress at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, after persuading her father that an appropriate birthday gift would be acting lessons. Guildhall School of Music and Drama is an independent music and dramatic arts school which was founded in 1880 in London, England.

Films

Blackman's films include: Quartet and So Long at the Fair with Dirk Bogarde, the 1958 story of the Titanic's sinking A Night to Remember; Life at the Top with Laurence Harvey, The Virgin and the Gypsy, and the Western films Shalako with Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot and Something Big with Dean Martin. Quartet ( 1948) is a British Anthology film with four segments each based on a story by W Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde ( 28 March, 1921  &ndash 8 May, 1999) better known by his Stage name A Night to Remember is a 1955 non-fiction book by Walter Lord about the sinking of the ocean liner R Life at the Top is a 1965 drama film made by Romulus Films and released by Columbia Pictures. The Virgin and the Gypsy is a Short story (or Novella) by English author D For other uses see here Shalako (disambiguation Shalako refers to a series of Dances and ceremonies conducted by the Zuni tribe Sir Thomas Sean Connery (born August 25 1930) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and BAFTA Award -winning Scottish Brigitte Bardot ( (born 28 September 1934 is a French actress, former fashion model, Singer and animal welfare/rights activist Something Big is a 1971 American motion picture produced by Andrew V Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7 1917 &ndash December 25 1995 was an American Singer, Film Actor, television personality

She played the role of Hera in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hera (ˈhɪərə or /ˈhɛrə/ Greek) or Here ( in Ionic and Homer Jason and the Argonauts ( 1963) is a Columbia Pictures fantasy Feature film starring Todd Armstrong as the titular She also did an overdub for an actress in the same film providing the voice for the character of Medea. Medea (Μήδεια Mēdeia) in Greek mythology was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of More recently, the actress has had small roles in the films Bridget Jones Diary and Hot Gold. Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 Romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding

Bond girl

Blackman remains the second-oldest actress to play a Bond Girl, the oldest being Deborah Kerr in the 1967, non-EON Bond film Casino Royale. only be added to pages which discuss the film or character depicted in the image Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, CBE (30 September 1921 &ndash 16 October 2007 was a Scottish stage television and film actress EON Productions is a film production company known for producing the James Bond film series. Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an Ensemble cast She is one of two Bond girls who was older than the actor playing Bond, the other being Diana Rigg in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Dame Enid Diana Elizabeth Rigg DBE (born 20 July 1938 is an English actress. On Her Majesty's Secret Service, released in 1969, is the sixth Spy film in the James Bond series, and the only one to star George (Rigg had earlier replaced Blackman on The Avengers in the role of Emma Peel. Emma Peel was a fictional Television Spy played by Diana Rigg in the British 1960s adventure series The Avengers. As a coincidence, Joanna Lumley, who was to later to appear in the sequel to The Avengers, The New Avengers, appeared in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. For the sixteenth century translator see Jane Lumley. Joanna Lamond Lumley, OBE (born 1 May 1946) is an English The New Avengers was a British Secret agent fantasy adventure television series produced during 1976 and 1977. )

Bond film supremo Albert R. Broccoli admitted that Blackman had been cast on the back of her success in The Avengers, despite the fact that the American audience had never even seen the programme. James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Albert Romolo Broccoli, CBE (Hon ( April 5 1909 &ndash June 27 1996) nicknamed "Cubby" was an American Broccoli said, "The Brits would love her because they knew her as Mrs. Gale, the Yanks would like her because she was so good, it was a perfect combination". The term Yankee, sometimes abbreviated to Yank, has a few related meanings often referring to someone of U [3]

Theatre

She spent most of 1987 at the Fortune Theatre. Fortune Theatre is the name of a 432 seat West End theatre in Russell Street near Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, built in 1922-4 by Ernest From 2005 to 2006 she toured the country as Mrs Higgins in My Fair Lady. My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw 's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner Her show Word Of Honor, premiered in October 2006. In April 2007 she took over the role of Fraulein Schneider from Olivier Award-winning actress Sheila Hancock, in Cabaret at the Lyric Theatre in London's West End. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre Sheila Hancock OBE (born 22 February, 1933) is an English Actress, known primarily for her comic performances Cabaret is a musical with a book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Fred Ebb, and music by John Kander. She left the show at the end of September 2007.

Television

In a 1965 episode of The Avengers, titled "Too Many Christmas Trees", John Steed received his Christmas cards, one of which was from Cathy. John Steed is a fictional character played by Patrick Macnee, on the British series The Avengers and The New Avengers. "A card from Mrs Gale!", Steed exclaims in delight. Then, reading the inscription, he says, in a puzzled voice, "Whatever can she be doing at Fort Knox. Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. . . ?". It was an inside joke, as Blackman was filming Goldfinger at the time.

Blackman co-starred with Richard Basehart as a married pair of Shakespearean actors who commit a homicide in the American detective television show Columbo with Peter Falk. John Richard Basehart ( August 31 1914 - September 17 1984) was an American Actor. Peter Michael Falk (born September 16 1927 is a two-time Academy Award -nominated five-time Emmy Award -winning and one-time Golden Globe award -winning

In 1986 she had a role in the Doctor Who serial The Trial of a Time Lord. Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The Trial of a Time Lord is a serial that encompasses the entire twenty-third season of British science fiction television series From 1990 to 1995 she appeared as Laura West on The Upper Hand. The Upper Hand is a sitcom produced by Central Television and broadcast by ITV from 1990 to 1996. Blackman took a guest role on Midsomer Murders as ex-racing driver Isobel Hewitt in the episode A Talent for Life. Midsomer Murders is a British television Drama that has aired on ITV1 since 1997 She also, in September 2004, briefly joined the Coronation Street cast in a storyline about wife swapping. Coronation Street (commonly known as 'Corrie' is an award-winning Soap opera created by Tony Warren Swinging, sometimes referred to as the swinging lifestyle, is "non-monogamous sexual activity treated much like any other social activity that can be experienced as a

In 2007, she participated in the BBC TV project The Verdict, as one of 12 well known figures forming a jury to hear a fictional rape case. The Verdict was a controversial 2007 BBC Television programme produced by RDF Media in which twelve celebrities formed the Jury in A jury a sworn body of persons convened to render a rational, impartial Verdict (a finding of fact on a question officially submitted to them The series was designed to explore the jury system. She was sworn in as a juror under the name 'Honor Kaufmann'.

Blackman was featured, alongside Chris Tarrant, in the show Lose A Million. Christopher John Tarrant OBE (born 10 October 1946, Reading Berkshire) is an English Radio Broadcaster Lose A Million was an early 1990s British game show which was produced by Action Time for Carlton Television and was hosted by Chris Tarrant

Singing career

A song she recorded with Patrick Macnee during 1964, "Kinky Boots", was a surprise hit, peaking at #5, in 1990 after it was played incessantly by BBC Radio 1 breakfast show presenter Simon Mayo. Patrick Macnee (born 6 February 1922) is an English Actor, best known for his role as the secret agent John Steed "Kinky Boots" is a song released by Patrick Macnee and Honor Blackman, stars of the 1960s Television series The Avengers Simon Mayo (born 21 September 1958 in Southgate London) is an English radio presenter After her appearance in Goldfinger, Blackman recorded a full album of songs entitled Everything I've Got. Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond. Research to find 'the perfect voice has indicated that Blackman's voice is one of the best. [4]

Personal life

She married twice: Bill Sankey (1946 – 1956) and the British actor Maurice Kaufmann (1963 – 1975), with whom she appeared in the film Fright (1971); they adopted two children, Barnaby and Lottie. Maurice Kaufmann ( January 1 1928 - September 1997 was a British Actor of stage TV and film particularly well-utilized in whodunnits and horrors

Blackman is a signed supporter of Republic, The Campaign for an Elected Head of State, the UK campaign to replace the monarchy with a republic. Republic is a British republican organisation wishing to replace the monarchy with what it calls "an elected Head of state " [5] She declined a CBE honour in 2002. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. She has also been a prominent supporter of the Liberal Democrats. The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the

Partial filmography

References

  1. ^ Film & TV Database , BFI
  2. ^ GRO Birth register SEP 1925 4a 294 W HAM mmn = Stokes
  3. ^ The Lady - England's Oldest Weekly Magazine for Women
  4. ^ BBC News, 2008. Quartet ( 1948) is a British Anthology film with four segments each based on a story by W So Long at the Fair is a mystery -/ suspense - thriller directed by Terence Fisher and Anthony Darnborough in 1950 A Night to Remember is a Docudrama film adaptation of Walter Lord 's book of the same name, recounting the final night of the RMS ''Titanic'' Danger List is a 1959 British Short film directed by Leslie Arliss for Hammer Film Productions. Jason and the Argonauts ( 1963) is a Columbia Pictures fantasy Feature film starring Todd Armstrong as the titular Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond. The Secret of My Success (aka The Secret of My Success or How Three Beautiful Girls Love for Fun—and Murder for Profit) is a 1965 Life at the Top is a 1965 drama film made by Romulus Films and released by Columbia Pictures. Shalako is a 1968 western film starring Sean Connery and Brigitte Bardot. Lola, also known as Twinky outside the United States, was a 1969 Film starring Charles Bronson and Susan The Virgin and the Gypsy is a Short story (or Novella) by English author D Fright is a 1971 Slasher film starring Susan George, Ian Bannen and Honor Blackman. Something Big is a 1971 American motion picture produced by Andrew V To the Devil A Daughter is a 1976 horror film made by Hammer Film Productions, directed by Peter Sykes. The Cat and the Canary is a film released in 1979 It is a remake of the 1927 film of the same name. Minder on the Orient Express is a comedy/thriller television film made in 1985 as a spin-off from the successful television series Minder Bridget Jones' Diary is a 1996 novel by Helen Fielding. It chronicles the life of Bridget Jones, a thirty-something single woman The British Film Institute ( BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film television Formula 'secret of perfect voice'.
  5. ^ Republic | Our Supporters

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Persondata
NAME Blackman, Honor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sankey, Honor; Kaufman, Honor
SHORT DESCRIPTION Actress
DATE OF BIRTH August 22, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH West Ham, London
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. West Ham is a district in the London Borough of Newham, in east London, England, located east of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
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