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Pamela Brown(1917-1975)

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Pamela Brown in Richard III (1955)
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The Night Digger (1971)
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Pamela Brown trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Her first appearance was as "Juliet" in "Romeo and Juliet" at Stratford-on-Avon in 1936. She followed this with a variety of roles for the Old Vic Company in London. She appeared on Broadway in the 1947 production of "The Importance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde. Her screen debut was in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942) for Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. She went on to star in two more of Powell's films and they lived together until her unfortunately early death from cancer. Her memorable face with eyes you can drown in & a resonant voice always made Pamela an actress worth watching. She was often cast as an eccentric or mysterious character which suited her perfectly.
BornJuly 8, 1917
DiedSeptember 18, 1975(58)
BornJuly 8, 1917
DiedSeptember 18, 1975(58)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

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Pamela Brown and Hugh Burden in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Pamela Brown and Hugh Burden in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Joan Akkerman, Willem Akkerman, Pamela Brown, Hugh Burden, Arnold Marlé, Bernard Miles, Valerie Moon, Eric Portman, Peter Schenke, Godfrey Tearle, and Hugh Williams in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Pamela Brown in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Pamela Brown in One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
Pamela Brown, Wendy Hiller, and Roger Livesey in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Pamela Brown and Margot Fitzsimons in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Pamela Brown in I Know Where I'm Going! (1945)
Annette Andre and Pamela Brown in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Laurence Olivier, Pamela Brown, Alec Clunes, Dan Cunningham, Cedric Hardwicke, Helen Haye, Clive Morton, Laurence Naismith, Ralph Richardson, and Douglas Wilmer in Richard III (1955)
Pamela Brown, Alec Clunes, Cedric Hardwicke, Mary Kerridge, Clive Morton, Ralph Richardson, and Douglas Wilmer in Richard III (1955)
Laurence Olivier, Pamela Brown, Alec Clunes, Dan Cunningham, Mary Kerridge, Clive Morton, Laurence Naismith, Ralph Richardson, and Douglas Wilmer in Richard III (1955)

Known for

Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rex Harrison in Cleopatra (1963)
Cleopatra
7.0
  • High Priestess
  • 1963
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
7.0
  • Els Meertens
  • 1942
Victoria Regina (1961)
Victoria Regina
9.0
TV Movie
  • Duchess of Kent
  • 1961
Kirk Douglas and Julie Robinson in Lust for Life (1956)
Lust for Life
7.3
  • Christine
  • 1956

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Actress

  • Julian Glover and Paul Daneman in Spy Trap (1972)
    Spy Trap
  • In This House of Brede (1975)
    In This House of Brede
  • Affairs of the Heart
  • The Carnforth Practice
  • Patrick Stewart, Barry Foster, Gayle Hunnicutt, Charles Kay, and Laurence Naismith in Fall of Eagles (1974)
    Fall of Eagles
  • Jack Palance in Dracula (1974)
    Dracula
  • Z Cars (1962)
    Z Cars
  • The Song of Songs
  • Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
    Lady Caroline Lamb
  • Six Faces
  • The Night Digger (1971)
    The Night Digger
  • Wuthering Heights (1970)
    Wuthering Heights
  • Figures in a Landscape (1970)
    Figures in a Landscape
  • Barbra Streisand in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
    On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month

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Cleopatra: (50th Anniversary 2-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray]
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Cleopatra: (50th Anniversary 2-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray]
Wuthering Heights (1970)
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Wuthering Heights (1970)

Personal details

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    • July 8, 1917
    • Hampstead, London, England, UK
    • September 18, 1975
    • Avening, Gloucestershire, England, UK(pancreatic cancer)
    • Peter CopleyDecember 1941 - February 1953 (divorced)
  • Other works
    She acted in Clifford Bax's play, "The King and Mistress Shore", at the Little Theatre in London, England with Joan Maude, Esmond Knight, Gyles Isham and Joyce Redman in the cast. Nancy Price was the director.
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    She spent her last days living with Michael Powell in a secluded cottage. According to Columba Powell, they both loved it dearly but had very little money. (This was after Peeping Tom (1960) and Michael was finding it very difficult to get work).

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