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Dora Bryan R.I.P.

Absurdistan
Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
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Dora Bryan, the veteran British actress whose long career encompassed theatre, film, radio and television, has died in Hove, near Brighton, at the age of 91.

She was best known for her roles in Last of the Summer Wine and Absolutely Fabulous, and won a best actress Bafta for the 1962 film A Taste Of Honey.

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  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,156
    RIP, great actress.
  • shootershill2tropics
    shootershill2tropics Posts: 662
    one of the best of that golden era of british comedy greats, smile on dora....
  • _MrDick
    _MrDick Posts: 13,109
    That's sad RIP Dora
  • CharltonKerry
    CharltonKerry Posts: 2,962
    RIP Dora, a truly great British actress and comedienne.
  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    RIP Dora another great British actress goes to the theatre in the sky.
  • soapy_jones
    soapy_jones Posts: 21,362
    RIP. Crops up in so many of the old British black and whites I love stumbling on when surfing the tele.
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,033
    RIP - Fine actress.
  • Addictedoldgit
    Addictedoldgit Posts: 1,827
    RIP Dora Brian you brightoned up our lives.
  • Nadou
    Nadou Posts: 1,725
    Way back in the 70s I acted with her in a pantomime in Eastbourne. She was hilarious. Crazy as a loon, often on the sauce, and entirely unpredictable - in one performance she stopped the action, pointed to me, and said "Ooh, he's ever so talented this one - he's written a book and it's dead good. Tell 'em what it's called, luv - they can all go out and buy it!" Then she resumed her role as the Sultana of Morocco. Priceless.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    RIP

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  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,169
    r i p
  • Derek1952
    Derek1952 Posts: 779
    Also in Dinnerladies played Jeans Mother(Ann Ried) in one episode,sadly missed.
  • HantsAddick
    HantsAddick Posts: 2,423
    A good actress with a lovely smile. R.I.P.
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Quality actress.

    A Taste of Honey was an excellent film version of what is turning out (with the passage of time) to be one of THE great British post war plays. Dora Bryan played her part with relish, and she seemed to approach everything with such a positive attitude.

    Glad she made it past 90.

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