Tag: Order of the Companions of Honour

Paul Scofield

(1922–2008) David Paul Scofield, CH, CBE Filmography as Actor: A Man for All Seasons 1966 Director: Fred Zinnemann Starring: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller   Born January 21 1922 Birmingham (England) Died March 19 2008 West Sussex (England) Cause of death Cancer, Leukemia Occupation Actor Awards…

Sybil Thorndike

(1882–1976) Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike, CH, DBE Filmography as Actress: Major Barbara 1941 Director: Gabriel Pascal Starring: Wendy Hiller, Rex Harrison     The Prince and the Showgirl 1957 Director: Laurence Olivier Starring: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier   Born October 24 1882 Gainsborough (England) Died June…

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…

John Gielgud

(1904–2000) Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH Filmography as Actor: Julius Caesar 1953 Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Starring: Marlon Brando, James Mason     Around the World in 80 Days 1956 Director: Michael Anderson Starring: David Niven, Cantinflas     Julius Caesar 1970…

Judi Dench

(1934) Dame Judith Olivia Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA Filmography as Actress: A Room with a View 1985 Director: James Ivory Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands     Shakespeare in Love 1998 Director: John Madden Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes…

Henry Moore

(1898–1986) Henry Spencer Moore The artist’s works: Girl 1931 Tate Britain, London Reclining Figure 1935–1936 Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo Morning after the Blitz 1940 Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Three Seated Figures 1941 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Two Mothers Holding Children 1941 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid Madonna and…