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Arthur Hiller Penn
Arthur Hiller Penn 1922-, American director, brother of Irving Penn , b. Philadelphia; studied Black Mountain College and the Actors' Studio, Los Angeles. Penn, who often deals with themes of alienation in American life, began directing for television during the late 1940s. His Broadway credits in... Read more
Lamentations
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Micah
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Wendy Wasserstein
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J. M. Barrie
J. M. Barrie (Sir James Matthew Barrie) , 1860-1937, Scottish playwright and novelist. He is best remembered for his play Peter Pan (1904), a supernatural fantasy about a boy who refuses to grow up. The son of a weaver, Barrie studied at the Univ. of Edinburgh. He took up journalism, worked for ... Read more
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Weir, Peter
WEIR, Peter Nationality: Australian. Born: Peter Lindsay Weir in Sydney, 8 August 1944. Education: Arts/Law coursework at University of Sydney. Family: Married Wendy Stiles, 1966, two children. Career: Worked for family real estate business, then joined television station ATN 7, Sydney... Read more
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Hiller, Dame Wendy
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre Hiller, Dame Wendy (1912–2003), English actress. She began her career at the Manchester Repertory Theatre in 1930, and scored an...
Hunter, N(orman) C(harles)
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ...atmosphere and characterization— Waters of the Moon (1951), starring Sybil Thorndike , Edith Evans , and Wendy Hiller , and A Day by the Sea (1953), in which Sybil Thorndike again appeared, partnered by Irene Worth , John Gielgud...
Moon for the Misbegotten, A
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Hogan ( Cyril Cusack), James finds such a figure in Hogan's homely, but warm‐hearted daughter, Josie ( Wendy Hiller). Josie and her father plan to trick James into marrying her but instead, during a long night of drunken blather...
Heiress, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre ...Theatre , 410 perf.] Dominated by her unloving father, Dr. Austin Sloper ( Basil Rathbone ), Catherine Sloper ( Wendy Hiller) is receptive to the courtship of Morris Townsend ( Peter Cookson). But Townsend is a fortune‐hunter...

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Havelock-Allan, (Sir) Anthony
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...Age of British films. Besides introducing to the public such future stars as George Sanders, Margaret Rutherford, Wendy Hiller, Alistair Sim, and Vivien Leigh, by the early 1940s, he had produced such successful films as This Man Is News...

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Obituaries: Dame Wendy Hiller
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 5/19/2003; ; 700+ words ; Dame Wendy Hiller, actress Born: 15 August, 1912, in...and aristocratic to cockney in a trice. Wendy Hiller was one of the leading actresses...and simple, honest, frank and open". Wendy Margaret Hiller was the daughter of a wealthy...
Obituary: Dame Wendy Hiller Distinguished stage and screen actress
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/17/2003; ; 700+ words ; THE ACTRESS Wendy Hiller, who became an instant star with her...father was a wealthy cotton manufacturer, Hiller was sent south to be educated at Winceby...version of Saint Joan ("We must have Wendy," said Shaw) but the project fell...
Dame Wendy Hiller, favorite actress of G.B. Shaw, dead at 90
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/16/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...00-0000 Dateline: LONDON Dame Wendy Hiller, one of Britain's finest actresses...leading lady, has died at age 90. Hiller, who had a 50-year career as a...either the innocent or the ingenue. Wendy Hiller was born Aug. 15, 1912...
Actress Dame Wendy Hiller Dies at 90
News Wire article from: AP Online; 5/16/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...00-0000 Dateline: LONDON Dame Wendy Hiller, one of Britain's finest actresses...leading lady, has died at age 90. Hiller, who had a 50-year career as a...either the innocent or the ingenue. Wendy Hiller was born Aug. 15, 1912...
Wendy Hiller
Magazine article from: Film - Dienst; 7/1/2003; ; 414 words ; ...verschworen; fast 70 Jahre alt war Wendy Hiller bei ihrem anrhrenden Auftritt als...englischen Theaterdarstellerinnen waren. Wendy Hiller (geb. am 15.8.1912 in...englischen Schule". Am 14. Mai starb Wendy Hiller 90-jhrig in Beaconsfield...
Actress Wendy Hiller, a favorite of Shaw, dies at 90
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/17/2003; ; 522 words ; LONDON--Wendy Hiller, one of Britain's finest actresses...leading lady, has died at age 90. Ms. Hiller, who had a 50-year career as a stage...and a rich, distinctive voice, Ms. Hiller in later life was frequently cast in...
British Actress Dame Wendy Hiller Dies at 90
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/18/2003; ; 700+ words ; Dame Wendy Hiller, 90, one of Britain's finest actresses...cause of death was not disclosed. Miss Hiller, a 50-year veteran of the stage and...1936 and on screen two years later. Miss Hiller was at home in roles that required a peppery...
Films of Wendy Hiller
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 5/16/2003; 198 words ; 00-00-0000 Dateline: LONDON Films of Wendy Hiller: Lancashire Luck, 1937 Pygmalion, 1938 Major Barbara, 1941 I Know Where I'm Going, 1945. An Outcast of the Islands, 1951...
Hiller suited to aristocratic roles
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/17/2003; 449 words ; Hiller suited to aristocratic roles Associated Press Saturday, May 17, 2003 London -- Dame Wendy Hiller, one of Britain's finest actresses and...chosen leading lady, has died at age 90. Hiller, who had a career as a stage star and Oscar...
Richard G. Hiller.(Business)(Obituary)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 11/8/2000; 336 words ; Richard G. Hiller of Wheeling Services for Richard G. Hiller, 64, will be held at 12:30...in Arlington Heights. Mr. Hiller was a member of the Moose Lodge...Nancy Thorsberg; children, Wendy (Craig) Shonkwiler, Brad...