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May Warden is a Actor British born on 9 may 1891 at Leeds (United-kingdom)
May Warden (9 May 1891 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire – 5 October 1978 in London) was an English actress and comedienne.
Although she played in other films and TV shows, in Germany and Scandinavia she is best known for her role as Miss Sophie in the comedy sketch Dinner for One along with Freddie Frinton in a 1963 recording.
She married comedian Silvester Stewart (d. 1973) in 1915, and gave birth to two sons and two daughters, two of whom also went on the stage. She had non-speaking roles in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and in the Doctor Who serial The Daleks' Master Plan (as an aged Sara Kingdom). Her last major role was as Billy's outspoken grandmother in the TV series version of Billy Liar (1973). She lived in London until her death.
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 9 may 1891 at Leeds (United-kingdom)
Death 5 october 1978 (at 87 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Birth 9 may 1891 at Leeds (United-kingdom)
Death 5 october 1978 (at 87 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Although she played in other films and TV shows, in Germany and Scandinavia she is best known for her role as Miss Sophie in the comedy sketch Dinner for One along with Freddie Frinton in a 1963 recording.
She married comedian Silvester Stewart (d. 1973) in 1915, and gave birth to two sons and two daughters, two of whom also went on the stage. She had non-speaking roles in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and in the Doctor Who serial The Daleks' Master Plan (as an aged Sara Kingdom). Her last major role was as Billy's outspoken grandmother in the TV series version of Billy Liar (1973). She lived in London until her death.
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It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
, 1h33Directed by Eric Till
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors John Alderton, Colin Blakely, Lisa Harrow, Bill Maynard, Paul Shelley, Richard Pearson
Rating63%
The story continues where All Creatures Great and Small ended, and follows the lives of James, Helen and Siegfried from 1938 until the outbreak of war.
Made (1972)
, 1h41Directed by John Mackenzie
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Carol White (actrice anglaise), Ray Smith, John Castle, Margery Mason, Len Jones, Sam Dastor
Roles Patient in Hospital
Rating64%
Dinner for One (1963)
, 18minutesOrigin German
Genres Comedy
Actors May Warden, Freddie Frinton, Heinz Piper
Roles Miss Sophie
Rating79%
The sketch presents the 90th birthday of upper-class Englishwoman Miss Sophie, who hosts a celebration dinner every year for her friends Mr Pomeroy, Mr Winterbottom, Sir Toby, and Admiral von Schneider. (The plot has nothing to do with New Year's Eve. There is a "Happy New Year" toast, but this appears to be purely a reference to Miss Sophie's birthday.) The problem is that due to Miss Sophie's considerable age, she has outlived all of her friends, and so her equally aged manservant James makes his way around the table, impersonating each of the guests in turn. Miss Sophie decides on appropriate drinks to accompany the menu: Mulligatawny soup (Miss Sophie orders dry sherry), North Sea haddock (with white wine), chicken (with champagne), and fruit for dessert (with port) served by James, who finds himself raising (and emptying) his glass four times per course. That takes its toll, increasingly noticeable in James's growing difficulty in pouring the drinks, telling wine glasses from vases of flowers, and refraining from bursting into song. Even before the alcohol begins to exert its influence, he keeps tripping up on the head of a tiger skin lying on the floor on his way from the buffet to the dinner table, although on one occasion he surprises himself by avoiding it – only to trip on it on his return to the buffet instead.