Rosemarie Dunham
Rosemarie Dunham | |
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 Photo by Cornel Lucas, 1981 | |
| Born | Rosemarie Tomlinson 13 December 1924 Leuchars, Fife, Scotland |
| Died | 5 December 2016 (aged 91) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Rosemary Dunham |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1960–2000 |
| Spouse(s) | Michael Ingrams (1949-?) (divorced) (1 child) Gerald William Paul Orlando Bridgeman (1965-?) |
Rosemarie Dunham (born Rosemarie Tomlinson; 13 December 1924 – 5 December 2016) was a British actress. She is sometimes credited as Rosemary Dunham.
Early life
Dunham was born in Leuchars, Fife, the daughter of Willis Tomlinson,[citation needed] an English squadron leader stationed on the RAF base at Leuchars who died on 26 March 1975 and Catherine, maiden name Parissi who died on 15 April 1991 [1]
Career
On stage, Dunham was a member of the Croydon Repertory Players in 1953.[2] She played Nerissa in a 1961 production of The Merchant of Venice at the Old Vic theatre, sharing the bill with Barbara Leigh-Hunt and John Stride.[3] She appeared in a 1967 production of Frederick Lonsdale's Aren't We All? at London's Savoy Theatre, sharing the bill with William Mervyn, Vincent Ball, Jane Downs, and Viola Keats.[4]
Dunham's television work was extensive, and included appearances in
Personal life
Rosemarie Tomlinson was married to Michael Dunham Ingrams, the television presenter and documentary film-maker, and took her stage name from his middle name.[8][9] They had a son, Paul Ingrams, born in 1949. Her second husband was Gerald William Paul Orlando Bridgeman; they married in 1965.[citation needed] She died in 2016, in London, just before her 92nd birthday.[citation needed]
Partial filmography
- The Masque of the Red Death (1964) – (uncredited)
- Get Carter (1971) – Edna
- Something to Hide (1972) – Elsie
- Mistress Pamela (1974) – Mistress Blimper
- The Incredible Sarah (1976) – Mrs. Bernhardt
- Lady Oscar (1979) – Marquise de Boulainvilliers
- Tai-Pan (1986) – Mrs. Fothergill
- Croupier (1998) – Jewish Woman
- The Wolves of Kromer (1998) – Mrs Drax
- Out of Depth (2000) – Rose (final film role)
References
- ^ "Willis Tomlinson Died: 26 Mar 1975 BillionGraves Record". BillionGraves. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ Fay, Gerald (14 March 1953). "Merits of Trial Runs for Plays before London Showing". The Guardian. p. 3. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Wardle, Irving (4 June 1961). "No Holds Bard". The Observer. p. 26. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aren't We All? (advertisement)". The Observer. 18 June 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rosemarie Dunham". www.aveleyman.com.
- ^ Haun, Harry (19 March 1971). "A Case of Carrying Cold-Blood to Newcastle". The Tennessean. p. 16. Retrieved 6 March 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Feinstein, Howard (5 December 2000). "In the Company of Wolves". The Advocate. 826: 55 – via ProQuest.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ "Rosemarie Dunham R.I.P." Forums. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
External links
- Rosemarie Dunham at IMDb
- Rosemarie Dunham at the better source needed]