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Celia Elizabeth Johnson (1908-1982) was an English actress known for her roles in film, TV, and stage productions. She is famous for her performances in the films 'Brief Encounter' (1945), 'This Happy Breed' (1944), and 'The Captain's Paradise' (1953).
Box office. £93,000 (by 1953) [1] 21,168 admissions (France) [2] The Astonished Heart is a 1950 British drama film directed by Terence Fisher and Antony Darnborough. Starring Celia Johnson, Noël Coward, and Margaret Leighton, the film is based on Coward's play The Astonished Heart from his cycle of ten plays, Tonight at 8.30. [3]
A late recruit to the screen, Celia Johnson quickly acquired iconic status in British cinema and has maintained it, despite how few films she made. It is probably the eyes, as she acknowledged: she stares at the audience and breaks its heart as she sees her would-be lover, Trevor Howard, head off to catch his train out of her life in Brief ...
Feb 21, 2023 · Celia A. (Teczar) Johnson,86, a lifelong resident of Worcester passed away peacefully Friday, February 17, 2023 at UMass Memorial Medical Center with her daughters and sister by her side. Celia was bo
Feb 28, 2024 · Celia Johnson Ellis Obituary. It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Celia Johnson Ellis of Aurora, North Carolina, who passed away on February 24, 2024, at the age of 81, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
JOHNSON, Dame Celia (1908-1982) Plaque erected in 2008 by English Heritage at 46 Richmond Hill, Richmond, London, TW10 4QX, London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames. Dame Celia Johnson’s name is synonymous with the classic film Brief Encounter (1945). A remarkably versatile and subtle actress, her career also encompassed both West End theatre ...
Jan 1, 1988 · Celia Johnson came to my attention when I saw her in the Noel Coward/David Lean movie Brief Encounter. The movie and her acting were excellent so I decided to read about her life. The book took a while to arrive due to a postal strike so I am reading it over the holidays. It gives you a glimpse of life in England before, during and after WW2.
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