Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams (November 26, 1905 - September 25, 1987) was a Welsh dramatist and actor. He was born into a working-class family of North Wales, but won a scholarship to Christ Church College, Oxford. In 1927, he joined a repertory company and began his stage career. By 1930, he had branched out into writing, and his first major success was with the thriller, Night Must Fall (1935), which was later made into a film. His other great play was very different: The Corn is Green (1938). He often appeared in his own plays, and was famous for his one-man-show, with which he toured the world, playing
Charles Dickens in an evening of readings from Dickens' novels. His autobiography, in the volumes George (1961) and Emlyn (1973), was also highly successful.
Note: This profile was written in or before 2004.
Emlyn Williams Facts
Selected Filmography
Another Man's Poison |
Ivanhoe |
Eye Of The Devil |
The Wreck Of the Mary Deare |
The Citadel |
Murder On The Run |
I-Clavdivs |
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