Thora Hird: Summary
- Recent Role:
- Edie Pegden (1986-2003) on Last of the Summer Wine
- Birthday:
- 5-28-1911
- Birthplace:
- Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK
- Birth Name:
- thora hird
In a career than spanned eight decades Thora Hird was widely regarded as one of britain's finest character actresses. She made over 100 films as well as starring in a host of tv comedies and as a straight actress excelled in the works of the playwright Alan Bennett. Even in her 90s she was working almost daily. Born in Morecambe, Lancashire, the daughter of the manager of the local...
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- She was always supported by her on screen daughter Glenda Pegdon later Glenda Wilkinson and her on screen friends like Pearl and Nora Ivy and her brothering law Barry Wilkinson and Seymore she was always holding on to one of them in her last few years of filming(edit)
- She was well known in the later series as Edie for holding on, to someone or always sitting down and she was well known for keeping her on screen husband right all the time.(edit)
- She was well known for her character, Edie Pegdon all the cast loved her.(edit)
- She was on screen as her last appearance after she died her character did in a few months of her death.(edit)
- Spouse
James Scott (3 may 1937 - 1994) (his death) 1 child
In a career than spanned eight decadesThora Hird was widely regarded Mother of Janette Scott and thus
ex mother - in - law of mel Torme.
Received OBE in 1983 and DBE (making her Dame Thora Hird) in 1993.
For Several years she was presenter of the BBC1 religious programme "Your Songs Of Praise Choice" (later retitled "Praise Be!")from the mid 1970s.
She made guest appearances during the 1990 in such BBC programmes as "Thats Showbusiness" and "One Foot In The Past".
She was the Subject of BBC1's "This Is Your Life" at Christmas 1996.
Knighted (in her eighties) as a Dane Commander of the british Empire (DBE) for her contributions to the arts.(edit)
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