Claire Bloom was born in Finchley to Elizabeth and Edward Blume (originally Blumenthal) in 1931. She attended Badminton School in Bristol before beginning her…more
Claire Bloom has written two books, both memoirs, Limelight and After: The Education of an Actress published in 1952 and Leaving a Doll's House: A Memoir published in 1996.
Claire: I remember seeing some little wrinkles in my early 30s and thinking they were interesting. But you know the horror of it is that the screen image has to be perfect.