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| name = Pamela Cundell | | name = Pamela Cundell | ||
| image = Pamela Cundell.jpg | | image = Pamela Cundell.jpg | ||
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| birth_name = Pamela Isabel Cundell | | birth_name = Pamela Isabel Cundell | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|01|15|df= | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|01|15|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Croydon]], [[Surrey]], England | | birth_place = [[w:Croydon|Croydon]], [[w:Surrey|Surrey]], England | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age |2015|02|14 |1920|01|15 |df=yes}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2015|02|14|1920|01|15|df=yes}} | ||
| death_place = [[Ipswich]], [[Suffolk]], England | | death_place = [[w:Ipswich|Ipswich]], [[w:Suffolk|Suffolk]], England | ||
| resting_place = [[St. Paul's Churchyard]], London, England | | resting_place = [[w:St. Paul's Churchyard|St. Paul's Churchyard]], London, England | ||
| occupation = Actress | | occupation = Actress | ||
| spouse = [[Bill Fraser]] 1981 | | spouse = {{plainlist| | ||
*{{Marriage|Robert O'Connor|1948|end=div}} | |||
*{{Marriage|Leslie Newport-Gwilt|1955|end=div}} | |||
*{{Marriage|[[Bill Fraser]]|1981|5 September 1987|end=d.}} | |||
}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Pamela Isabel Cundell'''<ref name="Birth Index">{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ocFcNlwyNN3Gthd9sXCQbQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=14 November 2010|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> (15 January 1920 – 14 February 2015) was an English character actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/120703|title=Pamela Cundell|work=BFI|accessdate=24 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022075340/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/120703|archive-date=22 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> She played [[List of Dad's Army characters#Mrs Fox|Mrs Fox]] in the long-running TV comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]''. | '''Pamela Isabel Cundell'''<ref name="Birth Index">{{Cite web|url=http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=ocFcNlwyNN3Gthd9sXCQbQ&scan=1|title=Index entry|accessdate=14 November 2010|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref> (15 January 1920 – 14 February 2015) was an English character actress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/120703|title=Pamela Cundell|work=BFI|accessdate=24 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022075340/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/120703|archive-date=22 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> She played [[List of Dad's Army characters#Mrs Fox|Mrs Fox]] in the long-running TV comedy ''[[Dad's Army]]''. | ||
She was a descendant of [[Henry Condell]], one of the managers of the [[Lord Chamberlain's Men]], the playing company of [[William Shakespeare]].<ref name=guardian/> Henry Condell also helped put together the first folio of Shakespeare's works after his death. | She was a descendant of [[w:Henry Condell|Henry Condell]], one of the managers of the [[w:Lord Chamberlain's Men|Lord Chamberlain's Men]], the playing company of [[w:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]].<ref name=guardian/> Henry Condell also helped put together the first folio of Shakespeare's works after his death. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Making her first television appearance in 1957 with [[Peter Sellers]] and [[Michael Bentine]], she worked with many of the comic performers of her time, including [[Frankie Howerd]], [[Benny Hill]] and [[Bill Fraser]], the last of whom she married in 1981; he died in 1987. A semi-regular in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' as [[Mrs Fox]], her character married Lance-Corporal Jones ([[Clive Dunn]]) in the final episode. | Making her first television appearance in 1957 with [[Peter Sellers]] and [[Michael Bentine]], she worked with many of the comic performers of her time, including [[Frankie Howerd]], [[Benny Hill]] and [[Bill Fraser]], the last of whom she married in 1981; he died in 1987. A semi-regular in ''[[Dad's Army]]'' as [[Mrs Fox]], her character married Lance-Corporal Jones ([[Clive Dunn]]) in the final episode. | ||
Cundell appeared in many television shows, including ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]],'' as Peggy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526891/characters/nm0192079?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t6|title = "Bless This House" and Afterwards At... (TV Episode 1974) - IMDb}}</ref> ''[[The Bill]]'', ''[[On the Buses]]'', ''[[Potter (TV series)|Potter]]'', ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[Z-Cars]]'', and ''[[Big Deal (TV series)|Big Deal]]'', ''[[The Borrowers (miniseries)|The Borrowers]]'' London’s Burning and, in 2005–06, as [[Nora Swann]] in ''[[EastEnders]]''. She worked in the theatre, including pantomime, and appeared in several feature films. | Cundell appeared in many television shows, including ''[[Bless This House (British TV series)|Bless This House]],'' as Peggy,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0526891/characters/nm0192079?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t6|title = "Bless This House" and Afterwards At... (TV Episode 1974) - IMDb}}</ref> ''[[w:The Bill|The Bill]]'', ''[[On the Buses]]'', ''[[Potter (TV series)|Potter]]'', ''[[Are You Being Served?]]'' ''[[w:Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]'', ''[[w:Z-Cars|Z-Cars]]'', and ''[[w:Big Deal (TV series)|Big Deal]]'', ''[[w:The Borrowers (miniseries)|The Borrowers]]'' London’s Burning and, in 2005–06, as [[w:Nora Swann|Nora Swann]] in ''[[w:EastEnders|EastEnders]]''. She worked in the theatre, including pantomime, and appeared in several feature films. | ||
On 3 August 2008 Pamela Cundell was interviewed, alongside [[Ian Lavender]], [[Bill Pertwee]] and [[Frank Williams (actor)|Frank Williams]], about her time on ''[[Dad's Army]]'' for the 40th anniversary tribute show ''[[Jonathan Ross]] Salutes Dad's Army''. She explained that her character Mrs Fox was so called because of the fox fur which she always wore draped over her shoulders. Following her death in 2015, Lavender and Williams are the last surviving major ''Dad's Army'' cast members. | On 3 August 2008 Pamela Cundell was interviewed, alongside [[Ian Lavender]], [[Bill Pertwee]] and [[Frank Williams (actor)|Frank Williams]], about her time on ''[[Dad's Army]]'' for the 40th anniversary tribute show ''[[w:Jonathan Ross|Jonathan Ross]] Salutes Dad's Army''. She explained that her character Mrs Fox was so called because of the fox fur which she always wore draped over her shoulders. Following her death in 2015, Lavender and Williams are the last surviving major ''Dad's Army'' cast members. | ||
Pamela Cundell was involved with amateur theatre in her later years and was President of the Harlequins Theatre Club of [[Mill Hill]], where she directed several shows along with fellow ''Dad's Army'' actor Frank Williams. | Pamela Cundell was involved with amateur theatre in her later years and was President of the Harlequins Theatre Club of [[w:Mill Hill|Mill Hill]], where she directed several shows along with fellow ''Dad's Army'' actor Frank Williams. | ||
==Personal life== | ==Personal life== | ||
Pam Cundell was born in 1920<ref name="Birth Index"/> into a show business family and trained at the [[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] before gaining experience in rep and summer shows as a stand up comic. | Pam Cundell was born in 1920<ref name="Birth Index"/> into a show business family and trained at the [[w:Guildhall School of Music and Drama|Guildhall School of Music and Drama]] before gaining experience in rep and summer shows as a stand up comic. | ||
She died at the age of 95 on 14 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/latestnews.html|title=LatestNews|work=dadsarmy.co.uk|accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/feb/16/pamela-cundell|title=Pamela Cundell obituary|author=Anthony Hayward|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=17 February 2015|date=2015-02-16}}</ref> | She died at the age of 95 on 14 February 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dadsarmy.co.uk/latestnews.html|title=LatestNews|work=dadsarmy.co.uk|accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/feb/16/pamela-cundell|title=Pamela Cundell obituary|author=Anthony Hayward|newspaper=The Guardian|accessdate=17 February 2015|date=2015-02-16}}</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* {{IMDb name|0192079|Pamela Cundell}} | * {{IMDb name|0192079|Pamela Cundell}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cundell, Pamela}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Cundell, Pamela}} | ||
Revision as of 17:49, 1 October 2022
Pamela Cundell | |
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| Born | Pamela Isabel Cundell 15 January 1920 |
| Died | 14 February 2015 (aged 95) |
| Resting place | St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouses | Robert O'Connor
(m. 1948, divorced)Leslie Newport-Gwilt
(m. 1955, divorced) |
Pamela Isabel Cundell[1] (15 January 1920 – 14 February 2015) was an English character actress.[2] She played Mrs Fox in the long-running TV comedy Dad's Army.
She was a descendant of Henry Condell, one of the managers of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, the playing company of William Shakespeare.[3] Henry Condell also helped put together the first folio of Shakespeare's works after his death.
Career
Making her first television appearance in 1957 with Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine, she worked with many of the comic performers of her time, including Frankie Howerd, Benny Hill and Bill Fraser, the last of whom she married in 1981; he died in 1987. A semi-regular in Dad's Army as Mrs Fox, her character married Lance-Corporal Jones (Clive Dunn) in the final episode.
Cundell appeared in many television shows, including Bless This House, as Peggy,[4] The Bill, On the Buses, Potter, Are You Being Served? Casualty, Z-Cars, and Big Deal, The Borrowers London’s Burning and, in 2005–06, as Nora Swann in EastEnders. She worked in the theatre, including pantomime, and appeared in several feature films.
On 3 August 2008 Pamela Cundell was interviewed, alongside Ian Lavender, Bill Pertwee and Frank Williams, about her time on Dad's Army for the 40th anniversary tribute show Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad's Army. She explained that her character Mrs Fox was so called because of the fox fur which she always wore draped over her shoulders. Following her death in 2015, Lavender and Williams are the last surviving major Dad's Army cast members.
Pamela Cundell was involved with amateur theatre in her later years and was President of the Harlequins Theatre Club of Mill Hill, where she directed several shows along with fellow Dad's Army actor Frank Williams.
Personal life
Pam Cundell was born in 1920[1] into a show business family and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama before gaining experience in rep and summer shows as a stand up comic.
She died at the age of 95 on 14 February 2015.[5][3]
References
- ^ a b "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Pamela Cundell". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ a b Anthony Hayward (16 February 2015). "Pamela Cundell obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ ""Bless This House" and Afterwards At... (TV Episode 1974) - IMDb".
- ^ "LatestNews". dadsarmy.co.uk. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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