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Cicely Courtneidge is a Actor British born on 1 april 1893 at Sydney (Australie)
Dame Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge DBE (1 April 1893 – 26 April 1980) was an English actress, comedienne and singer. The daughter of the producer Robert Courtneidge, she was appearing in his productions in the West End, by the age of 16, and was quickly promoted from minor to major roles in his Edwardian musical comedies.
After the outbreak of the First World War, her father had a series of failures and temporarily withdrew from production. No other producers offered the young Courtneidge leading roles in musical comedies, and she turned instead to the music hall, learning her craft as a comedienne. In 1916 she married the actor and dancer Jack Hulbert, with whom she formed a professional as well as a private partnership that lasted until his death 62 years later. They acted together on stage and screen, initially in a series of revues, with Hulbert frequently producing as well as performing.
Courtneidge appeared in 11 British films in the 1930s, and one in Hollywood, finding this work to be very lucrative. She and Hulbert also recorded for Columbia and HMV, returning to the stage in the late 1930s. During the Second World War, Courtneidge entertained the armed forces and raised funds for the troops. She then had a long run in Under the Counter, a comedy in which she received glowing notices. Notable among her other successes was Courtneidge's performance in Ivor Novello's musical Gay's the Word in 1951–52. During the rest of the decade, she focused on revues and straight plays.
After the mid-1960s, Courtneidge concentrated on the non-musical theatre, appearing in the West End and on tour in a range of plays, both serious and comic. While appearing in her last West End run in 1971, she celebrated 70 years on the stage. Afterwards, she continued to work for a further five years before retiring.
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Cicely Courtneidge
Birth name Esmerelda Cicely Courtneidge
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 april 1893 at Sydney (Australie)
Death 26 april 1980 (at 87 years) at Putney (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 1 april 1893 at Sydney (Australie)
Death 26 april 1980 (at 87 years) at Putney (United-kingdom)
After the outbreak of the First World War, her father had a series of failures and temporarily withdrew from production. No other producers offered the young Courtneidge leading roles in musical comedies, and she turned instead to the music hall, learning her craft as a comedienne. In 1916 she married the actor and dancer Jack Hulbert, with whom she formed a professional as well as a private partnership that lasted until his death 62 years later. They acted together on stage and screen, initially in a series of revues, with Hulbert frequently producing as well as performing.
Courtneidge appeared in 11 British films in the 1930s, and one in Hollywood, finding this work to be very lucrative. She and Hulbert also recorded for Columbia and HMV, returning to the stage in the late 1930s. During the Second World War, Courtneidge entertained the armed forces and raised funds for the troops. She then had a long run in Under the Counter, a comedy in which she received glowing notices. Notable among her other successes was Courtneidge's performance in Ivor Novello's musical Gay's the Word in 1951–52. During the rest of the decade, she focused on revues and straight plays.
After the mid-1960s, Courtneidge concentrated on the non-musical theatre, appearing in the West End and on tour in a range of plays, both serious and comic. While appearing in her last West End run in 1971, she celebrated 70 years on the stage. Afterwards, she continued to work for a further five years before retiring.
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Not Now Darling (1973)
, 1h37Directed by David Croft
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Leslie Phillips, Moira Lister, Julie Ege, Barbara Windsor, Jack Hulbert, Joan Sims
Rating56%
The Wrong Box (1966)
, 1h45Directed by Bryan Forbes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Crime
Themes Serial killer films
Actors John Mills, Ralph Richardson, Michael Caine, Nanette Newman, Peter Cook, Dudley Moore
Roles Major Martha
Rating66%
Elderly brothers Masterman (Mills) and Joseph Finsbury (Richardson) are the surviving members of a tontine, an investment scheme set up many years before, in which the last member stands to receive a fortune. Masterman is attended by his medical student grandson, Michael (Caine), while his greedy cousins Morris (Cook) and John (Moore) do their best to keep their annoying uncle Joseph alive. Masterman, who hasn't talked to his despised brother in many years, summons Joseph to his "deathbed," intending to kill him so that Michael can get the money.
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
, 2h6Directed by Bryan Forbes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Pregnancy films
Actors Leslie Caron, Brock Peters, Tom Bell, Bernard Lee, Cicely Courtneidge, Patricia Phoenix
Rating72%
A 27-year-old French woman, Jane Fosset (Caron), arrives alone at a rundown boarding house in Notting Hill, London, moving into an L-shaped room. Beautiful but withdrawn, she encounters the residents of her house, each a social outsider in his or her own way.
The Spider's Web (1960)
, 1h28Directed by Godfrey Grayson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Glynis Johns, John Justin, Cicely Courtneidge, Jack Hulbert, Maurice Costello, Ronald Howard
Roles Miss Peake
Rating61%
The story of an ambassador's wife who must hide the corpse of her husband from his daughter.
Dead by Morning (1955)
, 1h8Directed by Leslie Arliss
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Actors Diana Dors, Patrick Holt, Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Joss Ambler, A. E. Matthews
Roles Millicent Tulip/Angela Tulip
Rating55%
A novelist (Patrick Holt) and his wife (Diana Dors) are sleeping peacefully in their new cottage when a mysterious lady (Cicely Courtneidge) arrives, apparently stranded in a storm. She hands the writer her gun, and some jewellery, and asks for a bed for the night. Unfortunately, someone shoots her during the night and the author is accused of the crime. He is forced to turn detective to defend himself.
Under Your Hat (1940)
, 1h19Directed by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Spy films
Actors Cicely Courtneidge, Jack Hulbert, Cecil Parker, Austin Trevor, Leonora Corbett, Glynis Johns
Roles Kay Millett
Rating55%
The film is set in pre-Second World War England where a leading film star and his wife attempt to recover a secret carburetor stolen by enemy agents.
Take My Tip (1937)
, 1h14Directed by Herbert Mason
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films, Films based on plays
Actors Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge, Harold Huth, Frank Cellier, Frank Pettingell, Eliot Makeham
Roles Lady Hattie Pilkington
Everybody Dance (1936)
, 1h14Directed by Charles Reisner
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Cicely Courtneidge, Ernest Truex, Alma Taylor, Dean Riesner, Kathleen Harrison, C. Denier Warren
Roles Katharine 'Lady Kate' Levering
Rating61%
Me and Marlborough (1935)
, 1h24Directed by Victor Saville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Cicely Courtneidge, Tom Walls, Barry MacKay, Alfred Drayton, Gibb McLaughlin, Peter Gawthorne
Roles Kit Ross
Rating59%
England, 1710. A woman disguises herself as a man and joins up with the Duke of Marlborough's army in Flanders to find her missing husband.
The Perfect Gentleman (1935)
, 1h13Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romance
Actors Frank Morgan, Cicely Courtneidge, Heather Angel, Herbert Mundin, Una O'Connor, Richard Waring
Roles April Maye
Rating63%
Things Are Looking Up (1935)
, 1h17Directed by Albert de Courville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Cicely Courtneidge, Max Miller, William Gargan, Mary Lawson, Hay Plumb, Vivien Leigh
Roles Cicely Fytte / Bertha Fytte
Rating60%
Aunt Sally (1934)
, 1h24Directed by Tim Whelan
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Cicely Courtneidge, Sam Hardy, Hartley Power, Ben Welden, Rex Evans
Roles Sally Bird / Mademoiselle Zaza
Rating55%
An American impresario trying to set up his new show in London tries to fend off an enthusiastic English performer's attempts to get in his show. She eventually tricks him into giving her the lead part by disguising herself as a French star.
Falling for You (1933)
, 1h28Directed by Robert Stevenson, Jack Hulbert
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Jack Hulbert, Morton Selten, Cicely Courtneidge, O. B. Clarence, Tamara Desni, Garry Marsh
Roles Minnie Tucker
Rating57%
Soldiers of the King (1933)
, 1h20Directed by Maurice Elvey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Cicely Courtneidge, Edward Everett Horton, Anthony Bushell, Dorothy Hyson, Frank Cellier, Olive Sloane
Roles Jenny Marvello / Maisie Marvello
Rating56%
Happy Ever After (1932)
Directed by André Daven, Robert Stevenson, Paul Martin
Origin German
Genres Musical
Themes Musical films
Actors Lilian Harvey, Jack Hulbert, Pierre Brasseur, Cicely Courtneidge, Sonnie Hale, Pierre Piérade
Rating68%
A young woman who dreams of going to Hollywood and becoming a star, meets and falls in love with two window cleaners.