Diana Churchill
Diana Churchill
Though she was often mistaken for the daughter of Winston Churchill, actress Diana Churchill was no relation to the great British leader. She spent most of her decades-long career on stage and was at the peak of her popularity during the 1950s and 1960s. She debuted in Service for Ladies (1931); her subsequent film career includes Sally Bishop (1932), The Dominant Sex (1937), Yes Madam? (1938), and Scott of the Antarctic (1948). Churchill made her final film appearance in 1949's The History of Miss Polly. During the 1960s, the illness of her spouse (Barry K. Barnes) caused her to retire from acting. He died in 1965 and, not long after, Churchill developed multiple sclerosis. She entered the retirement home for British actors in the mid-'70s. There, Churchill met character actor Mervyn Johns, whom she married in 1976. In 1979, the couple appeared in an episode of The New Avengers. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Diana Churchill:
- Scott of the Antarctic with John Mills , Harold Warrender , Derek Bond , Reginald Beckwith , Anne Firth , James Robertson Justice , Kenneth More , Norman Williams , John Gregson , James McKechnie , Dennis Vance , Larry Burns , Melville Crawford , Christopher Lee , Bruce Seton , Clive Morton , Sam Kydd , Noel Howlett , Dandy Nichols , Des Roberts , Philip Stainton , Percy Walsh , Barry Letts , David Lines
- The History of Mr. Polly with John Mills , Sally Ann Howes , Finlay Currie , Betty Ann Davies , Edward Chapman , Megs Jenkins , Shelagh Fraser , Moore Marriott , Gladys Henson , Wylie Watson , Miles Malleson , Doris Hare , Dandy Nichols , Irene Handl , Lawrence Baskcomb , Edie Martin , Ernest Jay , Cyril Smith , Dennis Arundell , Juliet Mills , David Horne , Wally Patch , Michael Ripper , Victor Platt
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