Joan Rhodes
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| Born | 13 April 1921 |
| Died | 30 May 2010 (aged 89) |
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Joan Rhodes (13 April 1921
With Bob Hope
She began as a variety and
Stunts
As a stunt performer, she worked on films, including Fanny by Gaslight (1944). She appeared as herself performing some of her strength feats in the Vernon Sewell-directed crime caper Johnny, You're Wanted (1956). She also appeared in Burke & Hare (1972), The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) and The Elephant Man (1980).[5]
Autobiography
Her autobiography, Coming on Strong, was published in 2007. In her later years, she ran a small café in
Death
Joan Rhodes died on 30 May 2010, aged 89.[6] On 11 June 2010, BBC Radio 4 in its "Last Word" programme covered her life with anecdotes by Roy Hudd, who had known her well.
Legacy
During a fifth season episode of the BBC TV programme The Repair Shop that aired 13 December 2019, Triona Palmer, a friend of Joan Rhodes, brought in one of Rhodes's sequined stage costumes to be restored by embroidery specialist Sara Dennis.[7]
Rhodes was the subject of BBC Radio 4's Great Lives, first broadcast on 24 May 2022 [8]
Filmography
- Burke & Hare (1972) - Hairy Mary
- The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) - Daphne
- The Elephant Man (1980) - Cook
References
- ^ Some sources cite 1920, not 1921 as Rhodes's year of birth
- ^ Grove, Valerie (7 June 2005). "Iron lady shows her mettle". The Times. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ Obituary at thestage.co.uk
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- IMDb
- ^ Obituary at thestage.co.uk, ibid.
- ^ "The Repair Shop: Episode #5.20". imdb.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Great Lives". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
External links
- Joan Rhodes at IMDb
- Obituary in The Telegraph
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