Pamela Brown (actress)
Pamela Brown | |
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Hampstead, London, England | |
| Died | 19 September 1975 (aged 58) , England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1942–1975 |
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| Partner | Michael Powell (1962; died 1975)[1] |
Pamela Mary Brown (8 July 1917 – 19 September 1975) was a British actress.
Early life
Brown was born in
St Mary's School, Ascot.[3]
Career
After attending the
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951). She played a bitter spinster in Personal Affair, starring Gene Tierney
(1953).
From the early 1950s, Brown's
The Lady's Not For Burning, opposite Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and John Gielgud (1949), which transferred to Broadway for an extended run (1950–51).[5][6] Time magazine wrote (20 November 1950): "As the lady, Pamela Brown proves that Fry did not write the part for her in vain. No one has a more gloriously uppity charm; no voice can simultaneously so rasp and thrill; no one ever made standoffishness more come-hitherable."[7]
Brown's success in film continued as
Archduchess Sophia of Austria in Fall of Eagles
(1974).
Personal life
In February 1953, Brown divorced her husband, Peter Copley, for infidelity.[citation needed] They had no children. A devout Roman Catholic, she could not remarry while Copley was still alive but chose to live with her partner Michael Powell, the director who had given her early film roles. They remained together until her death from pancreatic cancer in 1975, aged 58, in Avening, Gloucestershire. Brown was buried in Holy Cross churchyard, Avening.[8]
Complete filmography
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References
- ^ Thorpe, Vanessa (10 February 2019). "Scorsese editor Thelma Schoonmaker plans Michael Powell tribute". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/40455. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ "26 famous people who went to school in Berkshire". berksandbuckslife.co.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "Shakespeare Festival at Stratford". The Times. London. 23 March 1936. p. 10.
- ^ Ellis, Samantha (28 May 2003). "The Lady's Not For Burning, Globe Theatre, May 1949". The Guardian.
- ^ Zolotow, Sam (8 November 1950). "Play by Fry bows tonight at Royale; 'The Lady's Not for Burning,' a British Importation, Stars John Gielgud, Pamela Brown". The New York Times. p. 49.
- ^ "New Play in Manhattan". Time. Vol. 56, no. 21. 20 November 1950. p. 60 – via EBSCO.
- ^ Thomson, David (1 October 1995). "Cinema: A genius without a job". The Independent. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pamela Brown.
- Pamela Brown at IMDb
- Pamela Brown at the Internet Broadway Database
- Pamela Brown biography and filmography at the BFI's Screenonline
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