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Dame Thora Hird DBE (28 May 1911 – 15 March 2003) was an English actress and comedian, presenter and writer. In a career spanning over 70 years, [2] she appeared in more than 100 films, as well as many television roles, becoming a household name and a British institution.
Thora Hird. Actress: Lost for Words. In a career than spanned eight decades, Thora Hird was widely-regarded as one of Britain's finest character actresses. She made over 100 films as well as starring in a host of TV comedies and, as a straight actress, excelled in the works of playwright Alan Bennett. Even in her 90s, she was working almost daily.
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Mar 17, 2003 · Veronica Horwell. Sun 16 Mar 2003 19.19 EST. An interviewer from the Guardian once spent four hours recording Dame Thora Hird, who has died aged 91, stopping only because he ran out of tapes.
Thora Hird. Actress: Lost for Words. In a career than spanned eight decades, Thora Hird was widely-regarded as one of Britain's finest character actresses. She made over 100 films as well as starring in a host of TV comedies and, as a straight actress, excelled in the works of playwright Alan Bennett. Even in her 90s, she was working almost daily.
- May 28, 1911
- March 15, 2003
Sep 13, 2013 · A memorial plaque for Dame Thora Hird is being unveiled in her home town of Morecambe. The Bafta-winning actress, best known for playing Edie Pegden in Last of the Summer Wine, died in 2003...
Mar 15, 2003 · Actress Dame Thora Hird has died at the age of 91, her agent confirmed on Saturday. The veteran actress, who starred in Last Of The Summer Wine, suffered a stroke earlier this month at her...
Had Thora Hird retired at sixty, she would have had a solid career behind her as a versatile stage and screen actress equally at home in comedy (talent-spotted by George Formby, she made her screen debut opposite Will Hay in The Black Sheep of Whitehall, d.
