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A leading British stage and screen actress, Rosamund John is remembered with affection for her roles in film classics such as The Way to the Stars, Green For Danger and Tawny Pipit.
Born in 1913 she grew up in Tottenham, London and studied at the Embassy School of Acting. She made her film debut in 1934 in The Secret of the Loch and two years later made her first appearance on the West End stage in Anthony and Cleopatra. Spotted by the legendary impresario C.B.Cochran she went on to appear in the revue Home and Beauty.
In 1940 she starred opposite Robert Donat in Shaw's Devils Disciple (Adelphi Theatre) and as a result went on to make three films with the actor Leslie Howard. In 1989 she spoke of her relationship with Howard: "He taught me everything I know about filmmaking. I got on very well with him and luckily he didn't want to get into bed with me - as he did with quite a few people he worked with."
In 1949 John was nominated to be the Actors Representative on the Working Party on Film Production Costs and for many years she was a leading figure with Equity, the British actors trade union. Reflecting on her work with the union in 1990 she said: "I worked on several committees including one to establish minimum rates for chorus workers. After World War Two we fought a tough battle with the BBC which wanted to claim that all actors were self-employed and therefore the BBC need not pay their income tax or National Insurance - which would mean they couldn't claim unemployment benefit. We had to fight to get actors paid for performances."
John made several television appearances including a guest cameo in Crimes of Passion (1971).- Actor
- Additional Crew
Luis Prendes was born on 22 August 1913 in Melilla, Spain. He was an actor, known for Estudio 1 (1965), King of Kings (1961) and Fantasía... 3 (1966). He was married to María José. He died on 27 October 1998 in Madrid, Spain.- Actress
- Soundtrack
Klári Tolnay was born on 27 July 1914 in Budapest, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Flower of the Tisza (1939), Pacsirta (1964) and Szerencsés flótás (1943). She was married to Iván Darvas and Ákos Ráthonyi. She died on 27 October 1998 in Budapest, Hungary.- Peter Chown was born on 10 March 1915 in Cardiff, Wales, UK. He was an actor, known for Messiah (1960) and A Voice Crying in the Wilderness (1958). He died on 27 October 1998 in Dorset, England, UK.
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- Actor
Lee Cooley was born on 8 June 1909 in Oakland, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1948), The Guy Mitchell Show (1957) and Dixieland Small-Fry (1957). He was married to Lee Morrison. He died on 27 October 1998 in Napa Valley, California, USA.- Evelyn Sabin was born in 1908. She was an actress, known for Early Color Films (2004). She was married to Leopold Mannes. She died on 27 October 1998.