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Jan 19, 2009 · Kathleen Byron, one of the most memorable stars of Powell and Pressberger's classic film Black Narcissus, passed away at the age of 88. Read about her remarkable career, from working with David ...
Described by Michael Powell as looking "secret" and "witty", Kathleen Byron brought a mysterious sensuality to British films as rare as it was underused. As Sister Ruth, the nun who goes mad with lust in the Himalayas in Black Narcissus (d. Powell and Pressburger, 1947), she created some uniquely erotic moments in an often genteel cinema.
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Kathleen Byron. Actress. 11 January 1921 to 18 January 2009. Although she had a long career, Byron will be best remembered as the fiery Sister Ruth in Powell and Pressburger’s Black Narcissus (1947). She also appeared in The Silver Fleet (1943), The Small Back Room (1949), worked extensively on television, and took a key role in Saving ...
Byron, Kathleen (1923-2009) Described by Michael Powell as looking "secret" and "witty", Kathleen Byron brought a mysterious sensuality to British films as rare as it was underused. As Sister Ruth, the nun who goes mad with lust in the Himalayas in Black Narcissus (d. Powell and Pressburger, 1947), she created some uniquely erotic moments in an ...
Kathleen Byron – and Jeremy Spenser. Kathleen Byron, who died on January 18 2009 aged 88, was an English actress. In the British cinema of the Forties, her beauty was faintly disquieting. When Margaret Lockwood played “wicked ladies”, audiences knew where they were. She was a bad lot, and that was it.
Nov 21, 2013 · A Tribute to Kathleen Byron. Thu 21 Nov 2013 @ 19:30 · Events. Powell and Pressburger scholars and Kathleen’s family pay tribute to the actress best known as the disturbed Sister Ruth in Black Narcissus, who also starred in A Matter of Life and Death and The Small Back Room. Kathleen’s success in Black Narcissus eventually led her to ...
