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Obituaries: Dame Wendy Hiller
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Dame Wendy Hiller, actress
Born: 15 August, 1912, in Cheshire Died: 14 May, 2003, in
Buckinghamshire, aged 90
SHE was an actress of much variety and charm whose voice could
turn from the most severe and aristocratic to cockney in a trice.
Wendy Hiller was one of the leading actresses of the British stage
who commanded much respect from critics and was much loved by the
public.
Playwrights, too, admired her. George Bernard Shaw insisted that
she play Eliza in the films ...
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Obituaries: Dame Wendy Hiller
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; Dame Wendy Hiller, actress Born: 15 August, 1912, in Cheshire Died: 14 May, 2003, in Buckinghamshire, aged 90 SHE was an actress of much variety and charm whose voice could turn from the most severe and aristocratic to cockney in a trice. Wendy Hiller was one of the leading actresses of the British
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; Als arrogante, standesstolze Prinzessin Dragomiroff war sie einer der Tter, die sich in der Agatha-Christie-Verfilmung zum "Mord im Orient-Expre" (1974) verschworen; fast 70 Jahre alt war Wendy Hiller bei ihrem anrhrenden Auftritt als Krankenschwester in David Lynchs "Der Elefantenmensch" (1980).
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Actress Wendy Hiller, a favorite of Shaw, dies at 90
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; LONDON--Wendy Hiller, one of Britain's finest actresses and George Bernard Shaw's chosen leading lady, has died at age 90. Ms. Hiller, who had a 50-year career as a stage star and Oscar- winning film actress, died Wednesday at her home in Beaconsfield, west of London, her family said. The cause of
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Agenda 2001 Wednesday, August 15th: Birthdays.(Comment)
The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
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ASK THE GLOBE
The Boston Globe
; Q. What can you tell me about the career of the English actress Dame Wendy Hiller? H.C., Newburyport A. The Film Encyclopedia says Hiller, born in Bramshall, Cheshire, on Aug. 12, 1912, went on stage at the age of 18. She became an instant star with her London debut in "Love on the Dole" in 1935,
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