Tag Archives: Colin Clark

Born On This Day: Anthony Bushell 1904-1997

19 Thursday May 2016

Posted by in Anniversaries, Film, Jeanne Eagels, Theatre

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Anthony BushellAnthony Arnatt Bushell was born in Westerham, Kent on May 19, 1904. He was educated at Magdalen College School, and later Hertford College in Oxford. He was a champion boxer, rower, and member of the Hypocrites Club, infamous for its wild parties. After graduating, Bushell trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and made his theatrical debut in Diplomacy (1924), opposite Gerald Du Maurier. Continue reading →

My Week With Marilyn

25 Friday Nov 2011

Posted by in Books, Film, Marilyn Monroe, Non-Fiction

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‘This is a fairy tale’, was the original tagline – later replaced by ‘this is a true story.’

My Week With Marilyn is an Anglo-American confection, based on Colin Clark’s memoirs of filming with Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe on The Prince and the Showgirl (1956). Continue reading →