James Mason was an actor of contradictions. He was a lover of classical drama who made his name not in the theatre but in the world of film

A man of many contradictions - Peter O'Toole shot to sudden stardom by his first major film role, he struggled to achieve such greatness again

Born in Teddington, England in 1899 to Violet and Arthur Coward, Noel came into this world determined to make his mark. Encouraged by an ambitious mother he wasted no...

By the time Edith Evans unleashed Lady Bracknell on London’s theatre goers in 1939 she had been already been acting professionally for twenty-seven years.

Dirk Bogarde was born in 1921 to Ulric van den Bogaerde, the first and most influential Art Editor of The Times newspaper, and the actress Margaret Niven

Celia Johnson was one of the most respected actresses of her generation. Her career in the British theatre spanned more than fifty years, and her film career stretched...

A gifted musician, talented film actress, witty & entertaining writer and of course, Queen of the comic monologue - Joyce Grenfell was a woman of many talents.

The name Sybil Thorndike conjures up a wealth of wonderful images: the classic actress who created the role of Saint Joan for George Bernard Shaw