ALAN RICKMAN (1946-2016)

ALAN RICKMAN (1946-2016)

October 8, 2023 Alan Royle 2

  ALAN RICKMAN Alan Rickman arrived in this world on February 21, 1946, via Hammersmith, London, England. Whilst studying graphic design at Chelsea College of Art and Design, he met Rima Horton, who would later become his life-time partner until his death from pancreatic cancer in 2016, aged sixty-nine. In […]

MEMORABLE PERFORMANCES PT5

November 16, 2018 Alan Royle 2

Ellen Barkin as Helen Cruger in Sea of Love (1989) Ellen & her husband Gabriel Byrne Ellen Barkin said in an interview that Sea of Love (1989) was not her best work, an observation that movie-goers would probably not agree with, especially those of the male gender. Most men would […]

Actors in WW2 – The final word.

December 30, 2015 admin 3

  Brilliant actor Sir Alec Guinness, who will probably (and unforgiveably) be best remembered by the general public for his portrayal of Obi-Wan-Kenobi in the Star Wars series of films, saw a lot of action during World War Two. This gentlest of men joined the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve in […]