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Jun 20, 2024 · A star of stage and screen, she won a Tony Award winner for 'The Killing of Sister George', reprising the role in the film version, and an Olivier Award winner for ''Born in the Gardens'.
5 days ago · The Killing of Sister George is a 1968 British film directed by Robert Aldrich, and based on the 1964 play by Frank Marcus. The film was presented as a serious look at lesbianism with the story of June "George" Buckridge, an older television actress, and her younger lover, Alice, who George fondly (and at times not so fondly) calls Charlie.
Jun 27, 2024 · It’s a classic 70s mainstreamer, a terrifically well-made, wellwritten talking point to put alongside other richly enjoyable small-screen dramas such as Robert Aldrich’s The Killing of Sister George from 1968, James L Brooks’s Broadcast News in 1987, Robert Redford’s Quiz Show from 1994 – and Antonio Campos’s Christine, about ...
Jun 26, 2024 · It’s a classic 70s mainstreamer, a terrifically well-made, well-written talking point to put alongside other richly enjoyable small-screen dramas such as Robert Aldrich’s The Killing of Sister George from 1968, James L Brooks’s Broadcast News in 1987, Robert Redford’s Quiz Show from 1994 – and Antonio Campos’s Christine, about ...
Jul 1, 2024 · York finally overcame this “English rose” typecasting with powerful performances as the duplicitous lesbian Childie in the X-rated The Killing of Sister George (1968) and as the deluded dance marathon participant Alice in They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1969), which earned her an Academy Award nomination and a British Academy of Film and Televis...
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4 days ago · This controversy has been parodied twice: in "The Bowmans", an episode of the television comedy programme Hancock, and in the play The Killing of Sister George and its 1968 film adaptation. On the 50th anniversary of ITV's launch, Ysanne Churchman , who played Grace, sent them a congratulatory card signed "Grace Archer".
