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Nora Swinburne is a Actor British born on 24 july 1902 at Bath (United-kingdom)

Nora Swinburne

Nora Swinburne
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Birth name Elinore Johnson
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 24 july 1902 at Bath (United-kingdom)
Death 1 may 2000 (at 97 years) at London (United-kingdom)

Nora Swinburne (born Leonora Mary Johnson; 24 July 1902 – 1 May 2000) was a British actress, best known for her appearances in many British films.

She married English character actor Francis Lister in 1924, actor Edward Ashley-Cooper in 1934, and actor Esmond Knight in 1946. Her stepdaughter is the actress Rosalind Knight.

Biography

Durant ses études à la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art de Londres, Elinore Johnson débute en 1916 au théâtre. Elle y accomplit une large part de sa carrière, sous le pseudonyme de Nora Swinburne, à Londres principalement. Notons qu'en 1923 et 1930, elle se produit à Broadway (New York), dans trois pièces — voir rubrique "Théâtre" ci-dessous —.

En 1937, à l'occasion de la pièce Wise Tomorrow, représentée à Londres, elle rencontre l'acteur Esmond Knight qui deviendra son troisième époux en 1946 (et dont elle restera veuve à son décès en 1987), aux côtés duquel elle jouera à plusieurs reprises, au théâtre comme au cinéma.

Au septième art, Nora Swinburne débute en 1920 (neuf autres films muets suivront, jusqu'en 1926). En 1930, elle apparaît dans son premier film parlant et en tournera cinquante au total, le dernier en 1971.

Outre le cinéma britannique, majoritaire, son nom figure également au générique de quelques films américains, dont trois comptent parmi ses plus connus : Quo vadis (1951), Le Fleuve (1951) et Hélène de Troie (1956, coproduction italo-américaine), les deux derniers avec son époux Esmond Knight.

À la télévision, entre 1956 et 1974, elle participe à trois téléfilms et à quelques séries comme La Chute des aigles (Fall of Eagles).

En particulier, elle collabore en 1967 à neuf épisodes du feuilleton britannique La Dynastie des Forsyte.

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Filmography of Nora Swinburne (47 films)

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Actress

Up the Chastity Belt, 1h34
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Frankie Howerd, Graham Crowden, Bill Fraser, Norman Beaton, David Prowse, Roy Hudd
Roles The Mistress Of The Bed Chamber - Lady-In-Waiting
Rating51% 2.598192.598192.598192.598192.59819
Howerd played dual roles as King Richard the Lionheart and cowardly peasant Lurkalot (his character in Up Pompeii was the slave Lurcio). The plot served as an excuse to serve up the usual collection of puns and double entendres that characterised most British film comedy in the 1970s, but did feature Eartha Kitt singing "A Knight for My Nights" and Hugh Paddick (of Julian and Sandy fame in the Round the Horne BBC radio series) as a notable Robin Hood, leader of a band of men who were camp homosexual rather than merry.
Anne of the Thousand Days, 2h25
Directed by Charles Jarrott
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Themes Politique, Political films, Films about capital punishment, Films based on plays, Films about royalty
Actors Richard Burton, Geneviève Bujold, Anthony Quayle, John Colicos, Irène Papas, Michael Hordern
Roles Lady Kingston
Rating73% 3.695913.695913.695913.695913.69591
The film begins in 1536 when Henry VIII (Richard Burton) considers whether or not he should sign the warrant for the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn: then, in a long flashback which takes up virtually the entire film, the whole truth is revealed. Starting in 1527, Henry has a problem: he reveals his dissatisfaction with his wife, Catherine of Aragon (Irene Papas). He is currently enjoying a discreet affair with Mary Boleyn, a daughter of Sir Thomas Boleyn who is one of his courtiers; but the King is bored with her too. At a court ball, he notices Mary's 18-year-old sister Anne (Geneviève Bujold), who has just returned from her education in France. She is engaged to the son of the Earl of Northumberland and they have received their parents' permission to marry. The King, however, is enraptured with Anne's beauty and orders his Lord Chancellor, Cardinal Wolsey, to break up the engagement.
Interlude
Interlude (1968)
, 1h30
Directed by Douglas Sirk
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Oskar Werner, June Allyson, Barbara Ferris, Rossano Brazzi, Virginia Maskell, Donald Sutherland
Roles Mary
Rating61% 3.098713.098713.098713.098713.09871
A famous conductor gives an interview to a pretty young reporter. He speaks a bit too frankly and finds he's given himself an unwanted sabbatical from conducting. He begins an affair with the young reporter during his interlude and the accumulation of differences in their ages and background begins to mount up.
A Man Could Get Killed, 1h37
Directed by Ronald Neame, Cliff Owen
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films
Actors James Garner, Melina Mercouri, Sandra Dee, Anthony Franciosa, Robert Coote, Roland Culver
Roles Lady Frazier
Rating57% 2.899352.899352.899352.899352.89935
A search is on for stolen diamonds and a government agent has been killed trying to recover them. When an unsuspecting William Beddoes arrives in Lisbon on behalf of an American bank, he is mistaken for the dead agent's replacement.
Conspiracy of Hearts, 1h53
Directed by Ralph Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Lilli Palmer, Sylvia Syms, Yvonne Mitchell, Ronald Lewis, Albert Lieven, Peter Arne
Roles Sister Tia
Rating70% 3.533663.533663.533663.533663.53366
En Italie en 1943, des religieuses aident des enfants juifs à s'évader d'un camp de concentration situé près de leur couvent.
Third Man on the Mountain, 1h47
Directed by Ken Annakin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Adventure
Themes Sports films, Children's films
Actors Michael Rennie, James MacArthur, Janet Munro, James Donald, Herbert Lom, Laurence Naismith
Roles Frau Matt
Rating69% 3.492383.492383.492383.492383.49238
Au milieu du XIX siècle en Suisse, un célèbre alpiniste britannique, le capitaine John Winter, souhaite escalader un sommet difficile, la Citadelle. Il se rend dans un petit village mais aucun guide ne souhaite l'accompagner. Un jeune homme du village, Rudi Matt, dont le père est mort quinze ans plus tôt durant une tentative d'ascension de la Citadelle, est déterminé à l'accompagner, avec l'aide de son oncle. Winter parvient également à engager un guide d'un village voisin et concurrent, Emil Saxo. La cordée de quatre hommes entame alors l'ascension du sommet encore inviolé.
Helen of Troy, 1h54
Directed by Robert Wise, Raoul Walsh, Sergio Leone
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Action, Adventure, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Political films, Dans la Grèce mythologique, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Jacques Sernas, Rossana Podestà, Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis, Robert Douglas
Roles Hecuba
Rating61% 3.050533.050533.050533.050533.05053
The film retells the story of the Trojan War, albeit with some major changes from the Iliad's storyline: Paris of Troy (Jacques Sernas) sails to Sparta to secure a peace treaty between the two powerful city-states. His ship is forced to return to Troy in a storm after he has been swept overboard on the shore of Sparta. Paris is found by Helen, Queen of Sparta (Rossana Podestà), with whom he falls in love. He goes to the palace where he finds Helen's husband, King Menelaus (Niall MacGinnis), Agamemnon (Robert Douglas), Odysseus (Torin Thatcher), Achilles (Stanley Baker) and many other Greek kings debating whether to go to war with Troy. Menelaus, who is denied by Helen, sees that his wife and Paris are in love and, pretending friendship, plots Paris' death.
The End of the Affair, 1h45
Directed by Edward Dmytryk
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality
Actors Deborah Kerr, Van Johnson, John Mills, Peter Cushing, Michael Goodliffe, Charles Goldner
Roles Mrs Bertram
Rating65% 3.294183.294183.294183.294183.29418
The writer Maurice Bendrix (Van Johnson) recalls his time in London toward the end of World War II, and following its conclusion, when he meets at a sherry party Sarah Miles (Deborah Kerr), the wife of his London acquaintance Henry Miles (Peter Cushing). They become lovers. During their affair his rooms on the square are bombed, she quits their relationship and he suffers from the loss and delayed shock from the bombing. It is after their break-up and the end of the war that Bendrix encounters Henry on the square, who invites him for a drink at his home especially as Sarah will not be there. He admits that he suspects the infidelity of his wife, has looked into a private investigator and approaches Bendrix to act on his behalf--but retracts the idea. Sarah returns home before Bendrix has left and she is curt in her exchange with him. Bendrix follows through with hiring a private detective agency. They come across information that the portrayal of Bendrix's housing situation being bombed did not disclose some facts about what happened to Bendrix and Sarah's wish that he be alive. Sarah had to resolve her infidelity with Bendrix, her prayer for Bendrix to be alive, her relationship with God and her marriage during discussions, sometimes extended, she had at all times of the day with a priest.
Betrayed
Betrayed (1954)
, 1h48
Directed by Gottfried Reinhardt
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Romance
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Victor Mature, Louis Calhern, O. E. Hasse, Wilfrid Hyde-White
Roles The Scarf's Mother
Rating60% 3.0486353.0486353.0486353.0486353.048635
Betrayed is an espionage thriller set in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, and revolves mostly around the Dutch resistance movement.
Quo Vadis
Quo Vadis (1951)
, 2h51
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy, Anthony Mann
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical, Peplum, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion
Actors Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr, Peter Ustinov, Leo Genn, Patricia Laffan, Finlay Currie
Roles Pomponia
Rating70% 3.54893.54893.54893.54893.5489
The action takes place in ancient Rome from AD 64–68, a period after Emperor Claudius' illustrious and powerful reign, during which the new corrupt and destructive Emperor Nero ascends to power and eventually threatens to destroy Rome's previous peaceful order. The main subject is the conflict between Christianity and the corruption of the Roman Empire, especially in the last period of the Julio-Claudian line. The characters and events depicted are a mixture of actual historical figures and situations and fictionalized ones.
The River
The River (1951)
, 1h39
Directed by Jean Renoir, Satyajit Ray
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about children, Films about families
Actors Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Adrienne Corri, Arthur Shields, Radha
Roles The Mother
Rating73% 3.6968853.6968853.6968853.6968853.696885
Dans la région de Calcutta, au Bengale, une famille d’expatriés britanniques vit sur les bords du fleuve sacré le Gange où le père dirige une presse à jute. Sa fille aînée, Harriet, une jeune adolescente romantique, partage ses loisirs avec Valérie, la fille unique d’un riche propriétaire. Toutes deux sont amies avec leur voisine Mélanie, née de père anglais et de mère indienne. Un jour d’automne arrive le capitaine John. Les trois jeunes filles ne tardent pas à tomber amoureuses de cet étranger…
My Daughter Joy, 1h21
Directed by Gregory Ratoff
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Edward G. Robinson, Peggy Cummins, Richard Greene, Nora Swinburne, Walter Rilla, Finlay Currie
Roles Ava Constantin
Rating65% 3.2644353.2644353.2644353.2644353.264435
Un financier complote pour devenir l'homme le plus riche du monde en mariant sa fille au fils d'un cheikh arabe.
Christopher Columbus, 1h39
Directed by David MacDonald
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Fredric March, Florence Eldridge, Francis L. Sullivan, Kathleen Ryan, James Robertson Justice, Derek Bond
Roles Joanna de Torres
Rating59% 2.9993852.9993852.9993852.9993852.999385
Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.