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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1919|1|8|df=y}} |
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| birth_place = [[Blean]], [[Kent]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|UK]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=QDsKoEM9kzVOT4sXGjsDww&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=27 June 2015|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> |
| birth_place = [[Blean]], [[Kent]], [[England]], [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|UK]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=QDsKoEM9kzVOT4sXGjsDww&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=27 June 2015|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|6| |
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| death_place = [[London]], [[England]], [[UK]] |
| death_place = Denville Halle, [[London]], [[England]], [[UK]] |
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| years_active = 1940s–2001 |
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Gabrielle Hilda Blunt (8 January 1919 - 10 June 2014) was a British actress. She had a very lengthy career on film and television mainly as a character actress. |
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Blunt was born in Blean, Kent, England, UK. |
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Blunt's first significant role was as Catriona Macroon in the film ''[[Whisky Galore! (1949 film)|Whisky Galore!]]''<ref name="bfi">{{Cite web |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6baa829c |title=Whisky Galore! (1949) |access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref> and she played the same role in the 1958 follow-up ''[[Rockets Galore]]''. Blunt also appeared as Mrs. Bulstrode in the [[Wilt (film)|''Wilt'' (film)]], a 1989 adaptation of [[Tom Sharpe]]'s novel.<ref name="OPA">{{Cite book |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2014 |last=Lentz III |first=Harris M. |publisher=McFarland & Co |year=2015 |isbn=978-0786476664 |pages=40}}</ref> She became best known for her roles in [[British sitcom]]s, appearing over the years in ''[[Happy Ever After (UK TV series)|Happy Ever After]]'', ''[[Shine on Harvey Moon]]'', ''[[Roll Over Beethoven (TV series)]]'', ''[[One Foot in the Grave]]'', ''[[Drop the Dead Donkey]]'' ''[[The Fast Show]]'', ''[[Harry Enfield's Television Programme]]'' and ''[[Paul Merton: The Series]]'' and ''[[The Thin Blue Line (TV series)|The Thin Blue Line]]''.<ref name="ts">Quinn, Michael (5 September 2014).[https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2014/obituary-gabrielle-blunt/ "Obituary: Gabrielle Blunt"]. ''The Stage''. Retrieved 27 June 2015.</ref> |
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Blunt began her theatrical career in regional rep in the early 1940s touring Europe with the Entertainments National Service Association in 1945. The same year,she was seen in Vanbrugh's The Confederacy at the York Festival. |
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Blunt's first significant role was in the film Whisky Galore!. In the early 1990s she appeared in a documentary about the film Whisky Galore, which was later included on a DVD release of the original 1949 film. |
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She became best known however for her roles in British series, soaps or sitcoms, appearing over the years in Emmerdale, Happy Ever After, Shine on Harvey Moon, Roll Over Beethoven, an early episode of One Foot in the Grave as Mrs Birkett, a character which continued to be mentioned (but never reappeared) for almost a decade, Drop the Dead Donkey, Victoria Wood's film 'Pat and Margaret' and two episodes of The Thin Blue Line in the 1990s. |
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Aged almost 80, in 1998, Blunt toured the UK and Europe in Out of Joint's premiere of Caryl Churchill's Blue Heart, travelling to New York the following year to perform. |
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Blunt was married and divorced twice and had three children. Her first husband was the actor Tony Thawnton. Her second husband, Julian Bond, adopted her two children from her first marriage. |
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She continued to work in television until the early 2000s. Her final appearance on the small screen being in November 2001 in an episode of the series Heartbeat. |
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She at the age of 95 of natural causes in the actors' retirement home Denville Hall in London, England, UK on 10 June 2014. |
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https://www.google.ch/search?q=Gabrielle+Blunt&oq=Gabrielle+Blunt&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60l3j69i59.4397665j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 |
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http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089906/bio |
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https://morseandlewisandendeavour.wordpress.com/2016/02/13/gabrielle-blunt-obituary-she-appeared-in-the-silent-world-of-nicholas-quinn/ |
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Revision as of 09:46, 24 October 2017
Gabrielle Hilda Blunt | |
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| Born | 8 January 1919 |
| Died | 10 June 2014 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1940s–2001 |
| Spouse | Julian Bond (1955–1972; div) Tony Thawnton (1941–1950; div) |
Gabrielle Hilda Blunt (8 January 1919 - 10 June 2014) was a British actress. She had a very lengthy career on film and television mainly as a character actress.
Blunt was born in Blean, Kent, England, UK.
Blunt began her theatrical career in regional rep in the early 1940s touring Europe with the Entertainments National Service Association in 1945. The same year,she was seen in Vanbrugh's The Confederacy at the York Festival.
Blunt's first significant role was in the film Whisky Galore!. In the early 1990s she appeared in a documentary about the film Whisky Galore, which was later included on a DVD release of the original 1949 film.
She became best known however for her roles in British series, soaps or sitcoms, appearing over the years in Emmerdale, Happy Ever After, Shine on Harvey Moon, Roll Over Beethoven, an early episode of One Foot in the Grave as Mrs Birkett, a character which continued to be mentioned (but never reappeared) for almost a decade, Drop the Dead Donkey, Victoria Wood's film 'Pat and Margaret' and two episodes of The Thin Blue Line in the 1990s.
Aged almost 80, in 1998, Blunt toured the UK and Europe in Out of Joint's premiere of Caryl Churchill's Blue Heart, travelling to New York the following year to perform.
Blunt was married and divorced twice and had three children. Her first husband was the actor Tony Thawnton. Her second husband, Julian Bond, adopted her two children from her first marriage.
She continued to work in television until the early 2000s. Her final appearance on the small screen being in November 2001 in an episode of the series Heartbeat.
She at the age of 95 of natural causes in the actors' retirement home Denville Hall in London, England, UK on 10 June 2014.
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
External links
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089906/bio
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