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Williams was born into a Welsh -speaking, working class family at 1 Jones Terrace, Pen-y-ffordd, Ffynnongroyw, Flintshire. He was the eldest of the three surviving sons of Mary (née Williams) a former maid-servant and Richard Williams, a greengrocer. [1] He spoke only Welsh until the age of eight. Later, he said he would probably have begun ...
Williams was the godfather to his Burton's daughter, Kate Burton, who is also an actress. In addition to directing and acting in film, Emlyn Williams famously collaborated with the great director Alfred Hitchcock. Williams acted in and wrote additional dialog for both the original The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) (1934) and Jamaica Inn (1939).
- November 26, 1905
- September 25, 1987
Williams was the godfather to his Burton's daughter, Kate Burton, who is also an actress. In addition to directing and acting in film, Emlyn Williams famously collaborated with the great director Alfred Hitchcock. Williams acted in and wrote additional dialog for both the original The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934) (1934) and Jamaica Inn (1939).
- January 1, 1
- Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Jul 27, 2009 · Partly based on his own childhood, the play brought Broadway stage success for Ethel Barrymore and the 1945 film adaptation spurned an Oscar nomination for actress Bette Davis. Williams' plays ...
Emlyn Williams (1905-1987) biography on Film Reference. Full name, George Emlyn Williams; born November 26, 1905, in Mostyn, Wales; died September 25, 1987, in London, following cancer surgery; son of Richard (a merchant seaman, greengrocer, village innkeeper, and foreman in an ironworks) and Mary (Williams) Williams; married Molly O'Shann, 1935 (died, 1970); children: two sons.
Emlyn Williams (born November 26, 1905, Mostyn, Flintshire, Wales—died September 25, 1987, London) was a Welsh actor and playwright, author of some highly effective, often macabre plays. Williams was educated in Geneva and at Christ Church, Oxford. In the 1930s and ’40s he wrote some immensely successful plays, which contained starring ...
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Emlyn Williams. Emlyn Williams was born on 20 February 1921 in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. He was married to Elsie May. He died on 14 July 1995 in Cwmbach, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, UK.
