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Matthew Garber is a Actor British born on 25 march 1956 at Stepney (United-kingdom)
Matthew Adam Garber (25 March 1956 – 13 June 1977) was a British child actor, best known for his role as Michael Banks in the 1964 film Mary Poppins. He also starred in two other Disney films, The Three Lives of Thomasina and The Gnome-Mobile, all of which he had co-starred alongside actress Karen Dotrice.
Ten years after his retirement, Garber contracted hepatitis, which later affected his pancreas. He died of pancreatitis at the age of 21.
Engagé lui aussi, il ne tournera que trois films, tous pour les studios Disney (et aux côtés de Karen Dotrice) :
Les Trois Vies de Thomasina (1964) ;
Mary Poppins (1964) ;
La Gnome-mobile (1967).
En 1977, il décide de faire le tour du monde. Il contracte une hépatite lors de son séjour en Inde. Rapatrié d'urgence à Londres, il meurt le 13 juin d'une pancréatite hémorragique nécrosante au Royal Free Hospital. Il est incinéré au crématorium de St. Marylebone à Finchley trois jours plus tard.
En 2004, il est nommé Disney Legend à titre posthume.
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Birth name Matthew Adam Garber
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 march 1956 at Stepney (United-kingdom)
Death 13 june 1977 (at 21 years) at Hampstead (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 25 march 1956 at Stepney (United-kingdom)
Death 13 june 1977 (at 21 years) at Hampstead (United-kingdom)
Ten years after his retirement, Garber contracted hepatitis, which later affected his pancreas. He died of pancreatitis at the age of 21.
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Né dans une famille de comédiens, il est présenté aux équipes de casting des studios Disney par Roy Dotrice, dont la fille Karen a été choisie pour jouer dans Les Trois Vies de Thomasina (1963).Engagé lui aussi, il ne tournera que trois films, tous pour les studios Disney (et aux côtés de Karen Dotrice) :
Les Trois Vies de Thomasina (1964) ;
Mary Poppins (1964) ;
La Gnome-mobile (1967).
En 1977, il décide de faire le tour du monde. Il contracte une hépatite lors de son séjour en Inde. Rapatrié d'urgence à Londres, il meurt le 13 juin d'une pancréatite hémorragique nécrosante au Royal Free Hospital. Il est incinéré au crématorium de St. Marylebone à Finchley trois jours plus tard.
En 2004, il est nommé Disney Legend à titre posthume.
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The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
, 1h30Directed by Robert Stevenson, Paul Cameron, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Walter Brennan, Matthew Garber, Karen Dotrice, Ed Wynn, Richard Deacon, Charles Lane
Roles Rodney
Rating63%
The story opens with the children's grandfather, D.J. Mulrooney (Walter Brennan), a well-known executive officer of a vast timber-trading company. D.J. is an eccentric and passionate man with a distinctive snore, as well as vast dedication and determination. D.J. is going to Seattle to sell 50,000 acres of timberland. D.J. takes his personal, customized 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II on the trip. In a brief conversation with his Company Head of Security, Ralph Yarby (Richard Deacon), we learn that the car was purchased after D.J. earned his first US$1 million. His first stop is The Airport where he picks up his grandchildren Elizabeth (Karen Dotrice) and Rodney (Matthew Garber) who are to accompany D.J. on his trip to Seattle. The children ask about the Rolls, to them an unusual car, and D.J. compares the Rolls with his first car back in Ireland, a one horsepower "Jaunty Car".
Mary Poppins (1964)
, 2h19Directed by Robert Stevenson, Joseph L. McEveety, Tom Leetch, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Themes Films about animals, Films about children, Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about birds, Musical films, Films about penguins, Children's films
Actors Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, David Tomlinson, Glynis Johns, Karen Dotrice, Matthew Garber
Roles Michael Banks
Rating77%
In Edwardian London, 1910, Cockney one-man band Bert is entertaining a crowd when he senses a change in the wind. Afterwards, he directly addresses the audience and gives them a tour of Cherry Tree Lane, stopping outside the home of the Banks'. George Banks returns home from his job at the bank to learn from his wife Winifred that their hired nanny, Katie Nanna, has left their service after his children, Jane and Michael, ran away again. They are returned shortly after by the local constable, who reveals that the children were dragged away by their kite. The children ask their father to help build a better kite, but he dismisses them. Taking it upon himself to hire a nanny, George advertises for a stern, no-nonsense nanny. Jane and Michael present their own advertisement for a kinder, sweeter nanny, but George rips up the letter and throws the scraps in the fireplace, which magically float up and out into the air.
The Three Lives of Thomasina (1963)
, 1h37Directed by Don Chaffey
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantasy
Themes Films about animals, Films about religion, Films about cats, Children's films
Actors Patrick McGoohan, Karen Dotrice, Susan Hampshire, Laurence Naismith, Jean Anderson, Vincent Winter
Roles Geordie McNab
Rating71%
En 1912 en Écosse, dans une petite ville, le vétérinaire Andrew MacDhui vit seul avec sa fille Mary et leur chat Thomasina depuis la mort de sa femme. Ce décès a brisé la foi de MacDhui en Dieu et sa préférence pour les animaux de compagnie « utiles » comme les animaux de ferme ou les chiens d'aveugle comme Bruce. L’histoire est racontée par Thomasina qui explique que son nom était Thomas avant que ses maîtres s'aperçoivent de leur erreur.