 Pamela Brown (born in London on 8 July 1917) made her debut as Juliet at Stratford-on-Avon in 1936, after gaining a gold medal from RADA. Her numerous appearances for the Old Vic, and Broadway triumphs (e.g., oppositeJohn Gielgud in Wilde'sThe Importance of Being Ernest, 1947), were the more remarkable by reason of the debilitating arthritis which she suffered from the age of sixteen. While her work remained predominantly in the theatre, she also made notable screen appearances, commencing with the part of the Dutch school mistress inMichael Powell'sOne of Our Aircraft is Missing (1942). Her hauntingly enigmatic face, with the great golden eyes whichPowell likened to those of a cat, ensured that she was noticed even in secondary roles such as Nicklaus inThe Tales of Hoffman (d. Powell & Pressburger, 1951) and Jane Shore inOlivier'sRichard III (1955). She andPowell became lovers, and were living together at the time of her death from cancer in 1975. She was married toPeter Copley. Brian McFarlane, Encyclopedia of British Film  |
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