Marianne Stone

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Marianne Stone
Actress Marianne Stone.jpg
Born(1922-08-23)23 August 1922
Kings Cross, London, England
Died21 December 2009(2009-12-21) (aged 87)
London, England
OccupationActress
Years active1943–1983
Spouse
Peter Noble
(m. 1947)
Children(2 children)

Marianne Stone (23 August 1922 – 21 December 2009) was an English character actress.[1] She performed in films from the early 1940s to the late 1980s, typically playing working class parts such as barmaids, secretaries and landladies. Stone appeared in nine of the Carry On films, and took part in an episode of the Carry On Laughing television series ("The Case of the Screaming Winkles").[2] She also had supporting roles with comedian Norman Wisdom.

Film work

Stone also appeared in Brighton Rock (1947), Seven Days to Noon (1950), The 39 Steps (1959), Lolita (1962), Ladies Who Do (1963), Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) and the first two "Quatermass" films.[1] Her most serious and arguably most dramatic role was as Lena Van Broecken in three episodes of the BBC's Secret Army between 1977 and 1978.[3]

Stone, whose nickname was "Mugsie", was credited in her early films under the name "Mary Stone", and also has been credited as "Marion Stone". She was married for fifty years, from 1947 to 1997, to actor-turned-theatre-critic and film historian Peter Noble, with whom she had two children, one of whom is DJ Kara Noble.[3] She appeared in 201 films before the offers dried up in the 1980s and she retired.[4]

Death

Stone died on 21 December 2009 at the age of 87.[5]

Carry On contributions

Selected other filmography

Bibliography

  • Jonathan Rigby, English Gothic
  • Robert Ross, The Carry On Story
  • Robert Ross, The Carry On Companion
  • Robert Ross, Mr Carry On: The Life and work of Peter Rogers
  • Neil Snelgrove, The Carry On book of Statistics
  • Richard Webber, The A-Z of Everything Carry On
  • Kenneth Williams, The Kenneth Williams Diaries

References

  1. ^ a b "Marianne Stone". BFI.
  2. ^ Hal Erickson. "Marianne Stone – Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos – AllMovie". AllMovie.
  3. ^ a b "Marianne Stone: Prolific character actress who appeared in more than". The Independent. 12 January 2010.
  4. ^ Marianne Stone at IMDb
  5. ^ "Marianne Stone: actress who appeared in Seven Days to Noon – Times Online Obituary". The Times. London. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  6. ^ [https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6f1425c8 The Balance of Nature at bfi.org.uk

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