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Joan Bogle Hickson OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series Miss Marple.
Joan Hickson. Actress: Miss Marple: Nemesis. Joan Hickson was born in 1906 at Kingsthorpe, Northampton. Her stage career began with provincial theater in 1927, going on to a long series of West End comedies, usually playing the part of a confused or eccentric middle-age woman.
THE OLDEST actress ever to take the lead in a major television series, Joan Hickson was a sprightly 78 when she was chosen to play the role for which she will be best remembered, Agatha...
This documentary video is about how Joan Hickson became the ultimate Miss Marple. From her humble beginnings as a character actress in Westend comedies – to ...
Actress: Miss Marple: Nemesis. Joan Hickson was born in 1906 at Kingsthorpe, Northampton. Her stage career began with provincial theater in 1927, going on to a long series of West End comedies, usually playing the part of a confused or eccentric middle-age woman.
Jun 14, 2021 · Joan Hickson’s casting as Miss Marple in the BBC adaptations broadcast between 1984 and 1992 was endorsed by Agatha Christie herself, albeit forty years before Hickson actually played the role. Here, I consider how the characterisation of Miss Marple was inflected by the political and cultural commitment to nostalgia and a sense of ...
Oct 20, 1998 · Joan Hickson, a stage, screen and television actress who became an international celebrity when she played Miss Marple, Agatha Christie's sharp-witted elderly detective, in a BBC...
How Joan Hickson Became Agatha Christie’s Ultimate Miss Marple 2020-01-10 The newest addition to our stellar lineup of clever and lovable female detectives is none other than Agatha Christie’s iconic spinster sleuth, Miss Marple .
Oct 18, 1998 · She played Agatha Christie's amateur detective Miss Marple on the BBC from 1984 to 1992, earning two Bafta nominations. Miss Marple made Joan Hickson an international star. The...
Joan Hickson OBE (1906-1998) Actress Joan Hickson lived in Wivenhoe for a great many years where she was known as Joan Butler rather than by the name known by those people who enjoyed her 64 year career on the stage, plus over 100 films (not counting films made for television).
