Kathleen Harrison

About Kathleen Harrison

Who is it?: Actress, Soundtrack
Birth Day: February 23, 1892
Birth Place:  Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Occupation: Actress
Years active: 1915–79
Spouse(s): John Henry Back (1916–61, his death, 3 children)
Children: 3

Kathleen Harrison

Kathleen Harrison was born on February 23, 1892 in  Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, is Actress, Soundtrack. Although British actress Kathleen Harrison was born in 1892 in the Lancashire town of Blackburn, she was fondly known for her cockney characters throughout her career. Trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art she first married and lived overseas in Argentina for nearly eight years. Upon her return she made her initial stage appearance in "The Constant Flirt" in 1926. In the 30s she found her way onto the screen, taking many of her delightful theatre roles to film, including Line Engaged (1935), Night Must Fall (1937) (probably her most noteworthy), and I Killed the Count (1939). She added immeasurable Dickensian flavor as various maids and mums to such classics as Oliver Twist (1948), Scrooge (1951) and The Pickwick Papers (1952).She was also openly received as Mrs. Huggett in the "Huggett Family" series that ran a few years in the late 40s. In her five decade career, Kathleen 'toiled' as various servile characters in nearly 80 films. As popular in England as similar 'working class' as character player Thelma Ritter was in America, Kathleen also enjoyed a slight shot of TV popularity late in her career, notably in the brief series Mrs Thursday (1966) as a cleaning lady who inherits her boss's vast fortune. Kathleen's last years were spent in a nursing home, living to the ripe old age of 103.
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As per our current Database, Kathleen Harrison has been died on 7 December 1995(1995-12-07) (aged 103)\nMerton, London, England.

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When Kathleen Harrison die, Kathleen Harrison was 103 years old.

Popular As Kathleen Harrison
Occupation Actress
Age 103 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born February 23, 1892 ( Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom)
Birthday February 23
Town/City  Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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Kathleen Harrison’s zodiac sign is Pisces. According to astrologers, Pisces are very friendly, so they often find themselves in a company of very different people. Pisces are selfless, they are always willing to help others, without hoping to get anything back. Pisces is a Water sign and as such this zodiac sign is characterized by empathy and expressed emotional capacity.

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Biography/Timeline

1903

Born in Blackburn, Lancashire, Harrison was one of the first 84 pupils of St Saviour's and St Olave's Church of England School in 1903. She studied at RADA in 1914–15, and then spent some years living in Argentina and Madeira before making her professional acting debut in the UK in the 1920s.

1915

She had already made her film debut with a minor role in Our Boys (1915), when she appeared in the film Hobson's Choice (1931). Another 50 films followed, including Gaslight (1940), In Which We Serve (1942) and Caesar and Cleopatra (1945), before making her name in later films.

1916

Harrison married John Henry Beck in 1916; the couple had three children, two sons and a daughter. She always pretended to be six years younger than her age, but in 1992 she owned up to reaching 100 and received her telegram from the Queen. Harrison died in 1995 at the age of 103. She was predeceased by her husband John and a son.

1926

Harrison made her stage debut as Mrs. Judd in The Constant Flirt at the Pier Theatre, Eastbourne in 1926. The following year she appeared in London's West End for the first time as Winnie in The Cage at the Savoy Theatre. Her subsequent West End plays included A Damsel in Distress, Happy Families, The Merchant and Venus, Lovers' Meeting, Line Engaged, Night Must Fall—also acting in the 1937 film version—Flare Path, The Winslow Boy and Watch It Sailor!.

1933

Harrison also played Kaney in The Ghoul (1933) and the matriarch in Mrs. Gibbons' Boys (1962), as well as two BBC productions of Charles Dickens's novels, Martin Chuzzlewit (1964) and Our Mutual Friend (1976). She later commented that Dickens was her favourite author. As her cinema appearances became more infrequent, Harrison turned to television. She starred on television as Mrs Thursday (1966–67), a charwoman who inherits £10 million and the controlling interest in a major company.

1941

Before and during World War II, she played small parts in numerous British films, including The Ghost Train (1941), 'Temptation Harbour (1947), Oliver Twist (1948) and a small but scene-stealing role as Mrs. Dilber in Scrooge (US: A Christmas Carol, 1951).

1947

The Huggett family made their first appearance in Holiday Camp (1947). Harrison played the London East End charwoman Mrs Huggett. The Actress continued with the role, alongside Jack Warner as her screen husband, in Here Come the Huggetts (1948), Vote for Huggett and The Huggetts Abroad (both 1949), as well as a radio series, Meet the Huggetts, which ran from 1953 to 1961. Although disliked by critics, almost immediately it became one of the most popular programmes of its day. Harrison turned down the title role in Writer Jeremy Sandford's Play for Today Edna, the Inebriate Woman (1971).

1956

Harrison also starred with Warner in the film Home and Away (1956), about a working-class family that wins the football pools.

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