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Diana Wynyard is a Actor British born on 17 january 1906 at London (United-kingdom)
Diana Wynyard, CBE (16 January 1906 – 13 May 1964), whose birth name was Dorothy Isobel Cox, was an English stage and film actress.
She died from renal disease in Holborn, Central London in 1964, aged 58, while rehearsing The Master Builder with Michael Redgrave and Maggie Smith as part of the new National Theatre Company. Celia Johnson replaced her.
Her last television performance was in the play The Man in the Panama Hat recorded in March 1964. Her death occurred before the intended broadcast in May 1964 and it was eventually shown posthumously on 21 September 1964.
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Birth name Dorothy Isobel Cox
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 17 january 1906 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 14 may 1964 (at 58 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 17 january 1906 at London (United-kingdom)
Death 14 may 1964 (at 58 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Awards Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Biography
She was married to the English film director Carol Reed from 3 February 1943 until August 1947, and subsequently to a Hungarian physician, Tibor Csato.She died from renal disease in Holborn, Central London in 1964, aged 58, while rehearsing The Master Builder with Michael Redgrave and Maggie Smith as part of the new National Theatre Company. Celia Johnson replaced her.
Her last television performance was in the play The Man in the Panama Hat recorded in March 1964. Her death occurred before the intended broadcast in May 1964 and it was eventually shown posthumously on 21 September 1964.
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Island in the Sun (1957)
, 2hDirected by Robert Rossen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Children's films
Actors James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine, Joan Collins, Dorothy Dandridge, Michael Rennie
Roles Mrs. Fleury
Rating61%
The film follows several characters, black, white as well as mixed. Maxwell Fleury (James Mason) is a white plantation owner's son who suffers from an inferiority complex and makes rash decisions to prove his worth. Maxwell is tormented by jealousy of his wife, Sylvia (Patricia Owens) and is envious of his younger sister Jocelyn (Joan Collins), who is being courted by the Oxford-bound Euan Templeton (Stephen Boyd), a war hero visiting the Governor of the island, his father Lord Templeton (Ronald Squire).
Mayerling (1957)
, 1h30Directed by Anatole Litvak, Kirk Browning
Origin USA
Genres War, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors Audrey Hepburn, Mel Ferrer, Diana Wynyard, Basil Sydney, Raymond Massey, Judith Evelyn
Roles The Empress Elizabeth
Rating59%
The story of Mayerling is based on the real life events of the tragic love affair between Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his mistress, Baroness Mary Vetsera and their mysterious death on January 30, 1889 in a hunting lodge in Lower Austria.
The Feminine Touch (1956)
, 1h31Directed by Pat Jackson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors George Baker, Belinda Lee, Delphi Lawrence, Adrienne Corri, Diana Wynyard, Beatrice Varley
Roles Matron
Rating58%
The film follows five very different student nurses during their first year of training at a NHS hospital in London called St. Augustine’s Hospital (filmed at Guy's Hospital), where they live in a dormitory. Susan (Belinda Lee) is reliable and sensible; Pat (Delphi Lawrence) is flighty and open; Maureen (Adrienne Corri) is Irish and loud; Ann (Henryetta Edwards) Ann is a typical public school girl; and Liz (Barbara Archer) comes from a typical working class background. As they get to know each other, they bond in spite of their differences.
Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
Directed by Gordon Parry
Genres Drama
Themes Films about education
Actors John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, James Hayter, Michael Hordern, Rachel Gurney, Max Bygraves
Roles Mrs. Arnold
Rating70%
An Ideal Husband (1947)
, 2h5Directed by Alexander Korda
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays
Actors Paulette Goddard, Michael Wilding, Diana Wynyard, Hugh Williams, C. Aubrey Smith, Glynis Johns
Roles Gertrude Chiltern
Rating64%
A mysterious lady attempts to blackmail a respected politician into giving a speech in parliament that supports her interests.
Kipps (1941)
, 1h51Directed by Carol Reed
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Michael Redgrave, Diana Wynyard, Phyllis Calvert, Max Adrian, Helen Haye, Michael Wilding
Roles Helen Walshingham
Rating64%
The day before the fourteen-year-old Kipps leaves to begin a seven-year apprenticeship in a draper's shop, he asks his friend's sister, Ann Pornick, to be his girl. She gladly agrees.
The Prime Minister (1941)
, 1h34Directed by Thorold Dickinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Political films, Films about royalty
Actors John Gielgud, Diana Wynyard, Fay Compton, Barbara Everest, Owen Nares, Frederick Leister
Roles Mary Anne
Rating58%
In 1837, London novelist Benjamin Disraeli (John Gielgud) crashes his bicycle and is given a ride to a garden party by Mary Ann Wyndham-Lewis (Diana Wynyard). She read his novels and says he should be in Parliament. Disraeli asks Mary Ann to help him, so she goes to the Conservative party leaders and gets their support for Disraeli.
Freedom Radio (1941)
, 1h35Directed by Michael Anderson, Anthony Asquith
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Politique, Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Actors Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley, Derek Farr, Joyce Howard, Howard Marion-Crawford
Roles Irena Roder
Rating64%
An eminent Viennese doctor in Germany becomes increasingly disillusioned with the oppressive brutality of the Nazis. His wife however, is flattered by the attentions of the Führer, and accepts a political post in Berlin. At first the doctor does nothing as his friends "disappear", but eventually, with the aid of an engineer, he creates a secret radio station where he broadcasts condemnations of Hitler and prays for a "better" Germany to arise from the ashes of his ruined country. The birth of "Freedom Radio" sees the creation of an underground group of anti-Nazis who regard Karl as their leader.
Kipps (1941)
, 1h51Directed by Carol Reed
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films based on science fiction novels, Children's films
Actors Michael Redgrave, Diana Wynyard, Phyllis Calvert, Max Adrian, Helen Haye, Michael Wilding
Roles Helen Walshingham
Rating64%
À la fin du XIX siècle, Arthur Kipps est un adolescent de 14 ans qui quitte son petit village pour se rendre à Folkestone dans le Kent, où in doit commencer son apprentissage dans le magasin de M. Edmund Shalford. Avant de partir, il demande à sa jolie voisine, Ann Pornick, si elle veut être sa petite amie et elle accepte. Arrivé dans le bazar de Shalford, il apprend qu'il doit absolument respecter les règles et il est envoyé suivre les instructions des employés plus anciens.
Gaslight (1940)
, 1h29Directed by Thorold Dickinson
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell, Cathleen Cordell, Robert Newton, Minnie Rayner
Roles Bella Mallen
Rating72%
Alice Barlow (Marie Wright) is murdered by an unknown man, who then ransacks her house, looking for her valuable and famous rubies. The house remains empty for years, until newlyweds Paul and Bella Mallen move in. Bella (Diana Wynyard) soon finds herself misplacing small objects; and, before long, Paul (Anton Walbrook) has her believing she is losing her sanity. B. G. Rough (Frank Pettingell), a former detective involved in the original murder investigation, immediately suspects him of Alice Barlow's murder.
On the Night of the Fire (1939)
, 1h34Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Ralph Richardson, Diana Wynyard, Romney Brent, Mary Clare, Henry Oscar, Frederick Leister
Roles Kit Kobling
Rating64%
Struggling Tyneside barber Will Kobling (Richardson) is in financial trouble. One evening, opportunistically and on impulse, he steals £100 from a local factory where a window has been accidentally left open. He hopes the money will represent a new start for him and wife Kit (Wynyard). His hopes are soon dashed when Kit confesses to being heavily in debt to local draper Pilleger (Henry Oscar), who has been pressuring her to pay up. Most of the stolen cash has to go on settling Kit's debt.
One More River (1934)
, 1h28Directed by James Whale
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Diana Wynyard, Colin Clive, Frank Lawton, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Jane Wyatt, Reginald Denny
Roles Claire Corven
Rating67%
Clare, Lady Corven (Diana Wynyard) and Sir Gerald Corven (Colin Clive) are to all outward appearances a happily married upper class British couple. But privately, Lady Clare's husband is physically and emotionally abusive toward her, and one day she can take no more, and walks out of the relationship. Clare books passage on a ship, where she is befriended by a kind and handsome young man, Tony Croom (Frank Lawton). Though their relationship remains strictly platonic, Tony displays strong feelings for Lady Corven, which are duly noted by a private detective hired by Sir Gerald to keep tabs on his wife. Sir Gerald threatens to paint Clare's relationship with Tony in an unflattering light in court, this being a time when divorce was considered scandalous, especially among England's "privileged" classes.
Where Sinners Meet (1934)
Directed by J. Walter Ruben
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Billie Burke, Reginald Owen, Alan Mowbray, Gilbert Emery
Roles Anne
Rating57%
Leonard and Anne drive along the lovers' road to Dover, intending to embark for Calais and go to Paris. The car breaks down and Saunders takes them to a nearby hotel, which turns out to be a residence with servants, owned by a Mr. Latimer. They are told they cannot leave for seven days so that they can see if a marriage between them will work. The next day, Anne begins to notice things about Leonard that she ignored before. Another couple in the house are about to leave after seven days—Leonard's wife Eustasia and her lover Nicholas.
Rasputin and the Empress (1933)
, 2h1Directed by Richard Boleslawski, Charles Brabin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors John Barrymore, Ethel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore, Ralph Morgan, Diana Wynyard, Edward Arnold
Roles Princess Natasha
Rating64%
The story takes place in the Russian Empire during the last years of the reign of Czar Nicholas II and the Czarina Alexandra. Reform-minded Prince Paul has long been concerned about the plight of the common people and knows a revolution is brewing. Prince Alexei, heir to the throne, is loved by the people but has hemophilia, and a slight fall turns out to be life-threatening. When royal physician Dr. Remezov is powerless to stop the boy's bleeding, Princess Natasha, Alexandra's lady-in-waiting and Paul's fiancee, recommends Rasputin as a healer. He convinces the frantic Empress that he has been sent by God to cure the child. Left alone with Alexei, he hypnotizes the boy and relieves his agony but also gradually makes Alexei a slave to his will.
Cavalcade (1933)
, 1h50Directed by Frank Lloyd
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War
Themes Théâtre, Films based on plays, Adaptation d'une pièce de théâtre de Noel Coward
Actors Diana Wynyard, Clive Brook, Una O'Connor, Herbert Mundin, Beryl Mercer, Frank Lawton
Roles Jane Marryot
Rating57%
Offering a view of English life from New Year's Eve 1899 through New Year's Day 1933, the film is presented from the point of view of well-to-do London residents Jane and Robert Marryot. Several historical events serve as background for the film, including the Second Boer War, the death of Queen Victoria, the sinking of the Titanic, and World War I.