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Tag Archives: actors
Happy Early 47th Birthday, Matthew Macfadyen!!!
I am being a bit self-indulgent with this post. I adore Matthew Macfadyen’s work, and, as I am tied up this week with other things. Moreover, what is wrong with a revisit of a previous post? Sometimes LIFE interferes. Matthew … Continue reading
Posted in acting, Jane Austen, real life tales
Tagged acting, actors, Happy Birthday, Matthew Macfadyen, Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice 2005
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Is Shakespeare’s Play “Macbeth” Cursed?
As theatre was my minor in my undergraduate program, I often studied Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth,” and I have taught it many times. However, I have never performed in or directed the play. Even so, I know something of the “Curse … Continue reading
Posted in acting, drama, Elizabethan drama, paranormal, playwrights, real life tales, research, theatre
Tagged actors, curse, drama, history, Macbeth, theatre
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Birthdays and Jane Austen
This week I marked another birthday. I am a VIRGO. Some of you know what that means. Some of you are about to learn. Horoscope.com tells us these Virgo Facts Symbol: The Virgin Element: Earth Polarity: Negative Quality: Mutable … Continue reading
Posted in film adaptations, Jane Austen, real life tales, Uncategorized
Tagged actors, Alan Badel, Alexis Bledel, Billie Piper, Birthdays, Christopher Villers, Colin Firth, Crispin Bonham Carter, David Bamber, Edmund Gwenn, film adaptations, Greer Garson, Gweyneth Paltrow, Henry Maguire, Hugh Grant, Jane Austen, Julia Sawalha, Peter Settelen, Rupert Penry Jones, Sabina Franklyn, Talulah Riley, Virgo
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Celebrating the October Birthdays of Some of Our Favorite “Austen” Actors
Happy October Birthday to some of our favorite actors, who took on roles in an Austen-inspired film. October 1 – Rupert Friend, who portrayed Mr. Wickham in Pride and Prejudice 2005 October 3 – Lena Headey, who … Continue reading
Posted in Austen actors, birthdays, film adaptations, Jane Austen, real life tales
Tagged actors, Alicia Silverstone, Austen, Birthdays, Charles Dance, Dan Stevens, Elliot Cowan, Guy Henry, Jane Austen, Jemina Rooper, Jeremy Sisto, Joanna Scanlan, Kate Winslet, Lena Headey, Martin Henderson, Matt Smith, Matthew Macfadyen, Michael Gambon, October, Paul Daneman, Rupert Friend
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August Birthdays for Some of Our Favorite “Austen” Actors!!
In August, these fine thespians are celebrating birthdays! August 5 – Mark Strong, who portrayed Mr. Knightley in the 1996 TV version of Emma August 6 – Romola Garai, who portrayed Emma Woodhouse in the 2009 version … Continue reading
Posted in acting, birthdays, Jane Austen
Tagged actors, Alison Stedman, André Morrell, Austenesque, Bridget Jones Diary, Denys Hawthorne, Derek Bloomfield, Edward Ashley, Embeth Davidtz Maia Petee, Emma, James D'Arcy, Jane Austen, Jennifer Coolidge, Leo Bill, Lochlann O'Mearáin, Lucy Briers, Mansfield Park, Mark Strong, Miss Austen Regrets, Pride and Prejudice, Romala Garai, Rosanna Lavelle, Samuel Roukin, Sense and Sensibility, Stephen Fry, Tom Hollander
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Happy July Birthdays to Some of Our Favorite “Austen” Actors
These fabulous actors brought us hours of pleasure with their performances… July 1 – Trevor Eve, who portrayed Sir Selwyn Hardcastle in Death Comes to Pemberley July 6 – Geraldine James, who was the voice … Continue reading
Posted in film, Jane Austen, real life tales, Uncategorized
Tagged actors, Corin Redgrave, Dan Hedaya, Diane Clare, Donald Sutherland, Emiilia Fox, Fiona Shaw, Florence Hoath, Geraldine James, Jane Austen, Jane Austen film adaptations, John Woodvine, Kate Beckinsale, Kelly Reilly, Olivia Williams, Richard Johnson, Tom Mison
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Happy June Birthdays to Some of Our Favorite Austen-Inspired Actors
Are any of the actors listed below among your favorites? I can claim a few. June 2 – Dominic Cooper, who portrayed Mr. Willoughby in 2008’s Sense and Sensibility June 2 – Liam Cunningham, who portrayed General Tilney in 2007’s … Continue reading
Posted in Austen actors, birthdays, film, film adaptations, Jane Austen, Uncategorized
Tagged actors, Austen actors, Birthdays, film adaptations, Jane Austen
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Happy “May” Birthdays to Some of Our Favorite “Austen” Actors
We have a great mix of old and new in this month’s salute to those actors and actresses who have performed in Austen-inspired films. May 4 – Anthony Calf, who portrayed Colonel Fitzwilliam in 1995’s Pride and Prejudice … Continue reading
Posted in Austen actors, film adaptations, Jane Austen, Uncategorized
Tagged actors, Anna Maxwell Martin, Anthony Calf, Bella Heathcote, Ben Gourley, Bryan Marshall, Carey Mulligan, Christina Cole, Eleanor Tomlinson, film adaptations, Greg Wise, Jane Austen, Janet McTeer, Kam Heskin, Laurence Fox, Laurence Olivier, Maureen O'Sullivan, Peter Cushing, Phyllida Law, Sally Phillips, Samantha Morton, Tracey Childs
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