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Ada Brand Thomson (22 July 1929 – 3 October 1982), known professionally as Vivien Merchant, was an English actress. She began her career in 1942, and became known for dramatic roles on stage and in films.
Vivien Merchant was an English actress, primarily known for dramatic roles on stage and on film. She was born in Manchester, Lancashire in 1929 as Ada Brand Thomson. Her stage name 'Vivien Merchant' was chosen by Ada herself.
Vivien Merchant was an English actress, primarily known for dramatic roles on stage and on film. She was born in Manchester, Lancashire in 1929 as Ada Brand Thomson. Her stage name 'Vivien Merchant' was chosen by Ada herself.
Vivien Merchant (born Ada Thompson 22 July 1929 – 3 October 1982) was a British actress. She performed in many stage productions and several films, including Alfie (1966) and Frenzy (1972).
Oct 6, 1982 · Vivien Merchant, the British actress who starred on the West End and Broadway in many of the enigmatic plays written by her former husband, Harold Pinter, died Sunday at her home in London, her...
Merchant’s shy, understated portrayal of a lonely and downtrodden housewife seduced by Michael Caine’s rake in Lewis Gilbert’s Alfie (1966) brought international recognition and an Academy Award nomination.
Oct 7, 1982 · Vivien Merchant, the actress, died of alcoholism, a coroner ruled today. Miss Merchant, who was 53 years old, was the former wife of Harold Pinter, the playwright.
Vivien Merchant (1929–1982) was a British actress. Despite her talent and many film appearances — including Alfie (1966) and Frenzy (1972) — she is probably best remembered as the first wife of the playwright, Harold Pinter, whom she married in 1956. their son, Daniel, was born in 1958.
One of Merchant's most delightful screen turns was also one of the least typical: the air-headed gourmet-cook wife of long-suffering Scotland Yard inspector Alec McCowan in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972). Merchant left acting in 1980 after she and Pinter divorced. She died in 1982.
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