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Dec 7, 2023 · Alan Strachan, Simon Callow (Foreword) Bernard Miles was a force of nature. Actor, writer, director, life peer and founder of the Mermaid Theatre, Bernard Miles was a visionary who made an indelible impact on British Theatre. In 1959, in a post-Blitz area of London, amongst the ghosts of Shakespeare and Marlowe, Bernard and his wife Josephine ...
Sep 27, 2021 · Bernard Miles’ acting career began in the mid-1930s and carried on through the war years, seeing him appear in many war-themed films. In the image at the top of this page he is appearing in In Which We Serve , a 1942 film written and directed by Noel Coward and also featuring John Mills and Richard Attenborough , those famous Monty's Trebles.
English actor, writer, and director (1907–1991)
Bernard Miles was a character actor, writer and director. Born to a farm labourer and cook, Bernard’s acting career began age 23 when he joined London’s New Theatre. In 1959, after nine years operating a small playhouse behind his home, he opened the Mermaid Theatre, the first new theatre in the City of London since the 17th century. He was ...
Nov 28, 2015 · Full length version of this charming b/w short based on the classic book by Charles Sale, about a man who specialises in the building of outdoor privys.
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Description. Bernard Miles was a force of nature. Actor, writer, director, life peer and founder of the Mermaid Theatre, Bernard Miles was a visionary who made an indelible impact on British Theatre. In 1959, in a post-Blitz area of London, amongst the ghosts of Shakespeare and Marlowe, Bernard and his wife Josephine Wilson fought every ...
The British character actor Bernard Miles was born in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, in 1907; his father was a farm laborer and his mother was a cook. After graduation from Pembroke College, Oxford, he was a teacher for a while and then joined the New Theatre in London. In 1937, he worked in Herbert Farjeon's revue company and established his ...
