Margaret Leighton

Margaret Leighton

Born: February 26, 1922
Died: January 13, 1976
in Barnt Green, Worcestershire, England, U.K.
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Margaret Leighton (26 February 1922 – 13 January 1976) was an English actress. She had an exquisite sense of grandeur and refinement. She created the role of Hannah Jelkes in Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana.

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Journey Through the Black Sun
Title: Journey Through the Black Sun
Character: Arra
Released: September 13, 1982
Type: Movie
"Journey Through the Black Sun" (1982) made by ITC New York combined the first season episodes "Collision Course" and "Black Sun" from the TV series "Space: 1999".
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Trial by Combat
Title: Trial by Combat
Character: Ma Gore
Released: April 1, 1976
Type: Movie
A group called The Knights Of Avalon are unhappy with the justice system so are taking the law into their own hands by executing criminals using medieval methods such as jousting.
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Title: Space: 1999
Character: Arra
Released: September 4, 1975
Type: TV
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from orbit into deep space.
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Galileo
Title: Galileo
Character: Elderly Court Lady
Released: January 27, 1975
Type: Movie
Challenged by a new student, tutor and theorist Galileo co-opts emerging telescope technology and discovers irrefutable proof of the heretical notion that the earth is not the center of the universe. But in a rigid society ruled by an uneasy alliance of aristocracy and clergy already undermined by the Plague and the Reformation, science is a threat and enlightenment is a luxury. Faced with either death at the hands of the Inquisition or recantation to a hypocritical but all-powerful Papacy, Galileo must choose between his own life and the restless scientific curiosity that he has spurned family, friends, and wealth to pursue.
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Frankenstein: The True Story
Title: Frankenstein: The True Story
Character: Francoise DuVal
Released: September 19, 1974
Type: Movie
Victor Frankenstein witnesses his creation turn uncontrollable after he's duped by his associate, Dr. Polidori.
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From Beyond the Grave
Title: From Beyond the Grave
Character: Madame Orloff
Released: February 21, 1974
Type: Movie
Four customers purchase (or take) items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto is "Offers You Cannot Resist". A nasty fate awaits all of them—particularly those who cheat the shop's Proprietor.
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Great Expectations
Title: Great Expectations
Character: Miss Havisham
Released: January 1, 1974
Type: Movie
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
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Title: Frankenstein: The True Story
Character: Francoise DuVal
Released: November 30, 1973
Type: TV
Victor Frankenstein witnesses his creation turn uncontrollable after he's duped by his associate, Dr. Polidori.
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Bequest to the Nation
Title: Bequest to the Nation
Character: Lady Frances Nelson
Released: April 18, 1973
Type: Movie
Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.
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Title: The Upper Crusts
Released: February 25, 1973
Type: TV
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Lady Caroline Lamb
Title: Lady Caroline Lamb
Character: Lady Melbourne
Released: November 22, 1972
Type: Movie
Lady Caroline Lamb, dissatisfied in her marriage, has an affair with the dashing Romantic poet Lord Byron.
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High Summer
Title: High Summer
Character: Lady Huntercombe
Released: September 12, 1972
Type: Movie
The peace of an aristocratic cricketing weekend at a large English country mansion in the early 20th century is disturbed when the wayward Bohemian son of the owning family returns unexpectedly to claim his inheritance.
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Zee and Co.
Title: Zee and Co.
Character: Gladys
Released: July 1, 1971
Type: Movie
The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.
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The Go-Between
Title: The Go-Between
Character: Mrs Maudsley
Released: June 16, 1971
Type: Movie
British teenager Leo Colston spends a summer in the countryside, where he develops a crush on the beautiful young aristocrat Marian. Eager to impress her, Leo becomes the "go-between" for Marian, delivering secret romantic letters to Ted Burgess, a handsome neighboring farmer.
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The Vortex
Title: The Vortex
Character: Florence Lancaster
Released: December 10, 1969
Type: Movie
In The Vortex, Coward explores the darker side of the cocktail party set. Emotional blackmail, drug abuse and shattered relationships are minutely observed in this disturbing, early piece from a playwright whose sharp eye was usually more turned towards the light.
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The Madwoman of Chaillot
Title: The Madwoman of Chaillot
Character: Constance, the Madwoman of Passy
Released: October 12, 1969
Type: Movie
An eccentric Parisian woman's optimistic perception of life begins to sound more rational than the rather traditional beliefs of others.
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An Ideal Husband
Title: An Ideal Husband
Character: Mrs Cheveley
Released: May 11, 1969
Type: Movie
Set during the London season of 1895, An Ideal Husband is a dazzling blend of farce and morality that explores human frailty and social hypocrisy Sir Robert Chilterns secret is discovered and exposed. He is accused of having exploited government secrets for his own gain early in his political career. With this revelation from Mrs. Cheveley comes the threat of blackmail and the ruin of Sir Robert's career. Yet in order to be a successful blackmailer, one's own reputation must be beyond reproach.
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All on Her Own
Title: All on Her Own
Character: Rosemary
Released: September 25, 1968
Type: Movie
Rosemary returns from a party to the empty Hampstead house where she has lived since the death of her husband. He died of an overdose of sleeping pills - was it accidental - she tries to find out.
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Title: Judd for the Defense
Released: September 8, 1967
Type: TV
High-priced Houston lawyer Clinton Judd and his assistant Ben Caldwell take difficult cases throughout the U.S.
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Title: The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
Released: September 13, 1966
Type: TV
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. is an American spy-fi TV series that aired on NBC for one season from September 16, 1966 to April 11, 1967. The series was a spin-off from The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and used the same theme music composed by Jerry Goldsmith, which was rearranged into a slightly different, harder-edged arrangement by Dave Grusin.
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7 Women
Title: 7 Women
Character: Agatha Andrews
Released: January 5, 1966
Type: Movie
In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan.
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Title: BBC Play of the Month
Released: October 19, 1965
Type: TV
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.
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The Loved One
Title: The Loved One
Character: Mrs. Helen Kenton
Released: October 11, 1965
Type: Movie
Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. But he has three problems - the strict rules of owner Blessed Reverand Glenworthy, the rivalry of embalmer Mr Joyboy, and the shame of now working himself at The Happy Hunting Ground pets' memorial home.
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Title: The F.B.I.
Character: Amy Hunter
Released: September 19, 1965
Type: TV
The F.B.I. is an American television series that was broadcast on ABC from 1965 to 1974. It was sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, and the characters almost always drove Ford vehicles in the series. Alcoa was co-sponsor of Season One only.
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The Best Man
Title: The Best Man
Character: Alice Russell
Released: April 5, 1964
Type: Movie
The other party is in disarray. Five men vie for the party nomination for president. No one has a majority as the first ballot closes and the front-runners begin to decide how badly they want the job.
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Title: Burke's Law
Character: Connie Hanson
Released: September 20, 1963
Type: TV
Burke's Law is an American detective series that ran on ABC from 1963 to 1965 and was revived on CBS in the 1990s. The show starred Gene Barry as Amos Burke, millionaire captain of Los Angeles police homicide division, who was chauffeured around to solve crimes in his Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II.
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Title: The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
Character: Nell Snyder
Released: September 20, 1962
Type: TV
A continuation of the anthology series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents”, hosted by the master of suspense and featuring thrillers and mysteries.
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Waltz of the Toreadors
Title: Waltz of the Toreadors
Character: Emily Fitzjohn
Released: April 12, 1962
Type: Movie
General Fitzhugh, an ageing Lothario has an over-active eye for a pretty woman. Despite a long and satisfying career as a seducer extraordinaire, something always seems to get in the way of his bedding the breathtakingly lovely Ghislaine, a more-than-willing town local.
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Title: Ben Casey
Released: October 2, 1961
Type: TV
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.
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Title: Dr. Kildare
Character: Chris Becker
Released: September 27, 1961
Type: TV
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.
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The Sound and the Fury
Title: The Sound and the Fury
Character: Caddy Compson
Released: March 27, 1959
Type: Movie
Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes and respect.
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The Passionate Stranger
Title: The Passionate Stranger
Character: Judith Wynter / Leonie Hathaway
Released: March 4, 1957
Type: Movie
Judith Wynter is a happily married novelist whose romantic works are eagerly devoured by scores of female readers. When Carlo, a handsome young Italian chauffeur, arrives to work for Judith and her husband, a professor currently recovering from an attack of paralysis, he causes quite a flutter; when he then reads the manuscript of Judith's latest novel, he jumps to a rather unfortunate conclusion... and life in the Wynter household becomes very complicated indeed!
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Title: Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Character: Iris Teleton
Released: October 2, 1955
Type: TV
A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.
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The Constant Husband
Title: The Constant Husband
Character: Miss Chesterman
Released: April 21, 1955
Type: Movie
Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist he traces his life back to his gorgeous wife and their large London house, so all seems well with the world. But more detective work starts to uncover an alarming chain of further stunning wives and a way of going on that the new Charles finds pretty unacceptable.
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Carrington V.C.
Title: Carrington V.C.
Character: Valerie Carrington
Released: December 9, 1954
Type: Movie
Major Charles Carrington (David Niven) is arrested for taking £125 from the base safe. He also faces two other charges that could finish his distinguished service career. He decides to act in his own defence at his court martial hearing, his argument being that he is owed a lot of money from the army for his various postings that have cost him out of his own pocket. To further complicate the proceedings, Carrington alleges he told his superior, the very disliked Colonel Henniker, that he was taking the money from the safe. A man's career, his marriage, and quite a few reputations all hang in the balance.
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The Teckman Mystery
Title: The Teckman Mystery
Character: Helen Teckman
Released: October 27, 1954
Type: Movie
A fiction writer begins working on a biography of a pilot who went down during the test flight of a new plane and finds himself soon involved in a series of murders.
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The Good Die Young
Title: The Good Die Young
Character: Eve Ravenscourt
Released: March 2, 1954
Type: Movie
An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.
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The Holly and the Ivy
Title: The Holly and the Ivy
Character: Margaret Gregory
Released: December 3, 1952
Type: Movie
An English clergyman's neglect of his grown children, in his zeal to tend to his parishioners, comes to the surface at a Christmas family gathering.
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Home at Seven
Title: Home at Seven
Character: Janet Preston
Released: March 16, 1952
Type: Movie
Unable to recall the past 24 hours, a British bank clerk is the prime suspect for a robbery/murder.
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Title: Hallmark Hall of Fame
Character: Gertrude
Released: December 24, 1951
Type: TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark Cards, a Kansas City based greeting card company. The longest-running primetime series in the history of television, it has a historically long run, beginning during 1951 and continuing into 2013. From 1954 onward, all of its productions have been shown in color, although color television video productions were extremely rare in 1954. Many television movies have been shown on the program since its debut, though the program began with live telecasts of dramas and then changed to videotaped productions before finally changing to filmed ones. The series has received eighty Emmy Awards, twenty-four Christopher Awards, eleven Peabody Awards, nine Golden Globes, and four Humanitas Prizes. Once a common practice in American television, it is the last remaining television program such that the title includes the name of the sponsor. Unlike other long-running TV series still on the air, it differs in that it broadcasts only occasionally and not on a weekly broadcast programming schedule.
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Calling Bulldog Drummond
Title: Calling Bulldog Drummond
Character: Sergeant Helen Smith
Released: July 2, 1951
Type: Movie
Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar.
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The Elusive Pimpernel
Title: The Elusive Pimpernel
Character: Marguerite Blakeney
Released: November 7, 1950
Type: Movie
A British aristocrat goes in disguise to France to rescue people from The Terror of the guillotine.
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The Astonished Heart
Title: The Astonished Heart
Character: Leonora Vail
Released: March 17, 1950
Type: Movie
Several years after graduation, best friends Barbara (Celia Johnson) and Leonora (Margaret Leighton) reconnect as if not a day has gone by. But Leonora could do without Barbara's husband, Christian (Noel Coward), whom she finds arrogant and off-putting ... at first. One evening alone together, romance is set ablaze, leaving Christian with a lot of explaining to do to Barbara.
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Under Capricorn
Title: Under Capricorn
Character: Milly
Released: September 8, 1949
Type: Movie
A native Briton banished to Australia for murder, and his wife, Henrietta, the disturbed sister of the man he was convicted on killing, set out to help her conquer her demons and return her life to normal.
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Bonnie Prince Charlie
Title: Bonnie Prince Charlie
Character: Flora MacDonald
Released: October 26, 1948
Type: Movie
Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the German House of Hanover, ruler of Great Britain.
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The Winslow Boy
Title: The Winslow Boy
Character: Catherine Winslow
Released: September 24, 1948
Type: Movie
In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
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Title: A Touch of Venus
Character: Rosemary
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
A series of 13 monologues for famous actresses, broadcast on the BBC in 1968–1969.