Beryl Reid
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Although Bette Davis and Angela Lansbury were both offered the role of June "George" Buckridge, the filmmakers ultimately cast Beryl Reid, who had played the part in the original cast production. Aldrich says he met with Davis.
The Killing of Sister George: Directed by Robert Aldrich. With Beryl Reid, Susannah York, Coral Browne, Ronald Fraser. The life of a soap opera actress begins to unravel as she fears her character will be written out of the series.
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- Drama
- Robert Aldrich
- 1968-12-16
the lesbian relationship between aging, often drunk, outspoken, cigar-smoking, unrepentent, butch or bull-dyke actress June 'George' Buckridge (Beryl Reid), and Alice McNaught (Susannah York) (nicknamed 'Childie'), June's passive, girlish-acting, live-in lover - an avid Victorian doll collector
After a tour, the production moved to the Duke of York's Theatre in London, opening on 17 June 1965, with the original cast including Beryl Reid as June Buckridge, Eileen Atkins as Childie and Lally Bowers as Mercy Croft. [4] In April 1966, the production moved to the St Martin's Theatre.
Dec 4, 2012 · Screening as part of November’s BFI Uncut Season at London’s Southbank, The Killing of Sister George (1968) follows the turbulent relationship that takes place between same sex lovers June Buckridge (Beryl Reid) and Childie (Susannah York), while the former is battling against her character being written out of a fictional television soap ...
Mercy Croft : People are always telling me how cheerful you look, riding around on your bike. George : Well, you'd look cheerful too with fifty cubic centimeters throbbing away between your legs!
Apr 21, 2024 · The Killing Of Sister George. 1968 (HD) A film that contains a brilliant performance by Beryl Reid who plays June, an actress who portrays the popular Sister George in a British wireless...
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