Do you know these British stars
Posted: January 11th, 2009, 7:00 am
I just thought I'd do a little quiz for you regarding British film stars. The first one is hopefully quite easy.
1-Born in Victorian England and was from a theatrical family. From the humble beginings of the London workhouse, he found himself in Hollywood where he became an actor, writer, producer, director, composer and movie mogul.
2-Most British actors get to Hollywood via British movies. However, this actor did it the other way round. An ex-army officer, he stated as an extra in the early 30s and later on was side-kick twice to a famous swashbuckler. He didn't make his first Brit movie until WW2, where he combined being a real war-time hero and a movie star.
3-A former 19th Century England cricket Captain, who in old age was one of Hollywood's greatest character actors in the 30s and 40s.
4-A famous British child star of the 1940s, who had her own daytime tv series at age 12. She made a series of films with Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison in the late 40s, as well as other movies through the 50s. In the 60s when her film career appeared on the wane she recorded a song which became an international hit, turning her in to one of the most dureable female singers of the last 45-yrs.
5-Argueably the most famous British actress of her geneneration, the 30s and 40s, within her own country, but alas not in America. She played some of the most famous women in British history, Florence Nightingale, Amy Jonhson, Edith Cavel and Queen Victoria
6-The British Elvis, who made a several rock an roll movies in the 50s, including The Duke Wore Jeans. He turned himself into a family entertainer and in the mid 60s made a West-End show that transfered to Broadway, then again to Hollywood. He's danced with both Astaire on film and Kelly on television. He also played IMO Gene's most famous role at the London Palladium
7-A male British child star if the late 40s. He made a succession of movies, his most famous one with David Lean and war film with Jose Fererra. In the mid 50s he made the movie Idol On Parade, where paroding Elvis, he played a pop star in the army. The title song was a hit and he had a brief successful pop career in the early 60s. However, his greatest success was on the West-End and Broadway stage with a series of hit shows, which as well as starring, he helped compose
8-This actress made a great entrance in the very first episode of Upstairs Downstairs, as cheeky young Edwardian woman on her way to an interview for a job as a housemaid. The series was a global hit and thought this actress left the show early, she reprised her role for Thomas and Sarah. However, she really made her name in a classic 80s movie as a down drodden housewife, who finds herself while on holiday. She also played a British Shirley Temple like polititian in The Ambassador
9-This British actress made her name in G.B as Nurse Megan in the medical soap Casualty. However, her real acclaim came as the mother of a well known Irish writer in an 80s movie, where she won best supporting actress in Hollywood. She still occasionally reprises her role of Megan.
1-Born in Victorian England and was from a theatrical family. From the humble beginings of the London workhouse, he found himself in Hollywood where he became an actor, writer, producer, director, composer and movie mogul.
2-Most British actors get to Hollywood via British movies. However, this actor did it the other way round. An ex-army officer, he stated as an extra in the early 30s and later on was side-kick twice to a famous swashbuckler. He didn't make his first Brit movie until WW2, where he combined being a real war-time hero and a movie star.
3-A former 19th Century England cricket Captain, who in old age was one of Hollywood's greatest character actors in the 30s and 40s.
4-A famous British child star of the 1940s, who had her own daytime tv series at age 12. She made a series of films with Jack Warner and Kathleen Harrison in the late 40s, as well as other movies through the 50s. In the 60s when her film career appeared on the wane she recorded a song which became an international hit, turning her in to one of the most dureable female singers of the last 45-yrs.
5-Argueably the most famous British actress of her geneneration, the 30s and 40s, within her own country, but alas not in America. She played some of the most famous women in British history, Florence Nightingale, Amy Jonhson, Edith Cavel and Queen Victoria
6-The British Elvis, who made a several rock an roll movies in the 50s, including The Duke Wore Jeans. He turned himself into a family entertainer and in the mid 60s made a West-End show that transfered to Broadway, then again to Hollywood. He's danced with both Astaire on film and Kelly on television. He also played IMO Gene's most famous role at the London Palladium
7-A male British child star if the late 40s. He made a succession of movies, his most famous one with David Lean and war film with Jose Fererra. In the mid 50s he made the movie Idol On Parade, where paroding Elvis, he played a pop star in the army. The title song was a hit and he had a brief successful pop career in the early 60s. However, his greatest success was on the West-End and Broadway stage with a series of hit shows, which as well as starring, he helped compose
8-This actress made a great entrance in the very first episode of Upstairs Downstairs, as cheeky young Edwardian woman on her way to an interview for a job as a housemaid. The series was a global hit and thought this actress left the show early, she reprised her role for Thomas and Sarah. However, she really made her name in a classic 80s movie as a down drodden housewife, who finds herself while on holiday. She also played a British Shirley Temple like polititian in The Ambassador
9-This British actress made her name in G.B as Nurse Megan in the medical soap Casualty. However, her real acclaim came as the mother of a well known Irish writer in an 80s movie, where she won best supporting actress in Hollywood. She still occasionally reprises her role of Megan.