Tag: maggie smith
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First View Movie Review – Gosford Park
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Ah, yes… a British historical drama set in the early twentieth century created and written by Julian Fellowes. Oh… hang on… that’s Downton Abbey. Gosford Park is, in fact, a British historical drama set in the early twentieth century created and written by Julian Fellowes… bugger. I’m being whimsical. There are similarities between the two works and for…
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Best of British Biographies – Maggie Smith
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(Don’t Panic: Maggie isn’t dead. I just wanted to write a bit about one of my favorite actors.) Dame Margaret Natalie Smith, CH DBE, or Maggie Smith as she’s more commonly known, has been acting for very nearly seventy years. She started out as a student with the Oxford Playhouse in 1952 and made her…