Tag: Order of the British Empire

Claire Bloom

(1931) Patricia Claire Blume, CBE Filmography as Actress: Alexander the Great 1956 Director: Robert Rossen Starring: Richard Burton, Fredric March     Clash of the Titans 1981 Director: Desmond Davis Starring: Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom   Born February 15 1931 Finchley, London (England)…

Alfred Hitchcock

(1899–1980) Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE Filmography as Director: Rebecca 1940 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine     Suspicion 1941 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: Cary Grant, Joan Fontaine     Rope 1948 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Starring: James Stewart, John Dall…

Cathleen Nesbitt

(1888–1982) Kathleen Mary Nesbitt, CBE Filmography as Actress: Caesar and Cleopatra 1945 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Vivien Leigh, Claude Rains     Désirée 1954 Director: Henry Koster Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons     Three Coins in the Fountain 1954 Director: Jean Negulesco…

Eileen Atkins

(1934) Dame Eileen June Atkins, DBE Filmography as Actress: Equus 1977 Director: Sidney Lumet Starring: Richard Burton, Peter Firth     The Dresser 1983 Director: Peter Yates Starring: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay     Born June 16 1934 London (England) Occupation…

Alec Guinness

(1914–2000) Sir Alec Guinness, CBE, CH Filmography as Actor: The Swan 1956 Director: Charles Vidor Starring: Grace Kelly, Alec Guinness     Doctor Zhivago 1965 Director: David Lean Starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie     Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1972…

David Lean

(1908–1991) Sir David Lean, CBE Filmography as Director: Doctor Zhivago 1965 Director: David Lean Starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie   Born March 25 1908 Croydon (England) Died April 16 1991 London (England) Cause of death Cancer Occupation Film Director Screenwriter Awards…

Brian Blessed

(1936) Brian Blessed, OBE Filmography as Actor: The Trojan Women 1971 Director: Michael Cacoyannis Starring: Katharine Hepburn, Vanessa Redgrave     Man of La Mancha 1972 Director: Arthur Hiller Starring: Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren     Alexander 2004 Director: Oliver Stone…

Ian Richardson

(1934–2007) Ian William Richardson, CBE Filmography as Actor: Man of La Mancha 1972 Director: Arthur Hiller Starring: Peter O’Toole, Sophia Loren   Born April 7 1934 Edinburgh (Scotland) Died February 9 2007 London (England) Occupation Actor Awards BAFTA Title Commander of…

Frank Finlay

(1926–2016) Francis “Frank” Finlay, CBE Filmography as Actor: La chiave 1983 Director: Tinto Brass Starring: Stefania Sandrelli, Frank Finlay     Stalin 1992 Director: Ivan Passer Starring: Robert Duvall, Julia Ormond   Born August 6 1926 Farnworth (England) Died January…

Charlotte Rampling

(1946) Tessa Charlotte Rampling, OBE Filmography as Actress: La caduta degli dei 1969 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Ingrid Thulin     Addio fratello crudele 1971 Director: Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Starring: Charlotte Rampling, Oliver Tobias     The Wings of…