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Law was married to actor Eric Thompson from 1957 until his death in 1982. Their daughters, Emma and Sophie Thompson, are both actresses. Career. Law has worked extensively in television, including appearances in Dixon of Dock Green, Rumpole of the Bailey and the 1972 adaptation of the Lord Peter Wimsey tale The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club.
Thompson married Scottish actress Phyllida Law, whom he met while at the Old Vic in 1957. Their daughters Emma and Sophie Thompson followed into acting. In 1967, he had a heart attack, attributed to overwork and heavy smoking, and he therefore changed his focus to directing. [4]
19 Photos. Phyllida Law was born on 8 May 1932 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. She is an actress and writer, known for The Time Machine (2002), Much Ado About Nothing (1993) and The Winter Guest (1997). She was previously married to Eric Thompson. More at IMDbPro.
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Jul 23, 2017 · It started with a corduroy jacket and a kiss in the back of a bus… in an extract from her new book actress PHYLLIDA LAW recounts how she and her late husband, The Magic Roundabout narrator...
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Nov 7, 2022 · Emma Thompson has what she calls “the habit of continuity,” an impulse hardwired into her by her parents, Phyllida Law and Eric Thompson, who were both actors and children from broken...
Nov 21, 2023 · Phyllida Law's marriage to actor and director Eric Norman Thompson marked the beginning of a lifelong partnership that started in the early 1950s. Image: Phyllida Law with her husband, Eric Thompson during their wedding ceremony. Source: Getty Images.
Eric Thompson was born on 9 November 1929 in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, UK. He was an actor and writer, known for Dougal and the Blue Cat (1970), Serjeant Musgrave's Dance (1965) and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970). He was married to Phyllida Law.