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The Letter is a 1940 American crime film noir melodrama directed by William Wyler, and starring Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall and James Stephenson. [1] The screenplay by Howard E. Koch is based on the 1927 play of the same name by W. Somerset Maugham derived from his own short story. The play was first filmed in 1929, by director Jean de Limur.
Thorn or þorn (Þ, þ) is a letter in the Old English, Old Norse, Old Swedish and modern Icelandic alphabets, as well as modern transliterations of the Gothic alphabet, Middle Scots, and some dialects of Middle English. It was also used in medieval Scandinavia but was later replaced with the digraph th, except in Iceland, where it survives.
Dame Judi Dench is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television, and film. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years, she played in several of Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth.
Joan Ann Olivier, Baroness Olivier [1] (née Plowright; 28 October 1929 – 16 January 2025), commonly known as Dame Joan Plowright, was an English actress whose career spanned over six decades. She received several accolades including two Golden Globe Awards , an Olivier Award , and a Tony Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award ...
Dame Edith Margaret Emily "Peggy" Ashcroft (22 December 1907 – 14 June 1991) was an English actress whose career spanned more than 60 years.. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.
Dame Julie Andrews (born 1935) Vanessa Angel (born 1966) Richard Armitage (born 1971) Sir Richard Attenborough (1923-2014) Eliza Bennett (born 1992) Rosalind Bennett (born 1966) Martin Benson (1918–2010) Steven Berkoff (born 1937) Brian Blessed (born 1936) Orlando Bloom (born 1977) Emily Blunt (born 1983) Richard Briers (1934–2013) Tony ...
Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike, Lady Casson (24 October 1882 – 9 June 1976) was an English actress whose stage career lasted from 1904 to 1969.. Trained in her youth as a concert pianist, Thorndike turned to the stage when a medical problem with her hands ruled out a musical career.
Dame Thora Hird (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress. In a career spanning over 70 years, [ 2 ] she appeared in more than 100 films, as well as many television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.