Dame Wendy Hiller
OUR popular nostalgia quiz this week remembers the memorable stage and screen career of one of Bramhall’s greatest acting talents – Dame Wendy Hiller.
She worked extensively with playwright George Bernard Shaw and major stars of the movie world for nearly six decades.
Her films include A Man for All Seasons in 1966, Murder on the Orient Express in 1974 and The Elephant Man in 1980.
How well do you remember Wendy Hiller, her films and famous co-stars? Why not test your knowledge in our quiz and compare your score with friends?
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Good luck with the quiz. Answers are at the bottom of the page. 1. The daughter of cotton manufacturer Frank Hiller and Marie Stone, Wendy Hiller was born in Bramhall in which year?
A) 1902; B) 1912; C) 1922?
2. Salford actor Albert Finney, pictured, played Inspector Hercule Poirot alongside Hiller in Murder on the Orient Express in 1974. Who portrayed Poirot in the 1978 movie Death on the Nile?
A) David Suchet; B) Michael Gambon; C) Peter Ustinov? 3. Hiller portrayed flower girl Eliza Doolittle in the 1938 movie of George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion. But who famously played the role in the 1964 film musical version My Fair Lady?
A) Leslie Caron; B) Julie Andrews; C) Audrey Hepburn?
4. How many Oscars did the movie My Fair Lady win at the Academy Awards? They included Best Actor for Rex Harrison as Professor Henry Higgins?
A) Four; B) Six; C) Eight?
5. Hiller played Lady Alice More in the 1966 historical drama movie A Man for All Seasons by Sale playwright Robert Bolt. Which famous actor played her husband, Sir Thomas More?
A) Richard Burton; B) Paul Schofield; C) Robert Shaw?
6. Vanessa Redgrave starred with Hiller in the 1984 stage version of The Aspern Papers by Henry James. Redgrave also played the lead role in the movie Mary Queen of Scots in 1971, but which actress portrayed Queen Elizabeth I in the same film? A) Glenda Jackson; B) Elizabeth Taylor; C) Maggie Smith?
7. Leslie Howard portrayed Henry Higgins alongside Hiller in Pygmalion in 1938. What role did he play in the 1939 blockbuster Gone with the Wind?
A) Rhett Butler; B) Ashley Wilkes; C) Charles Hamilton?
8. Hiller’s final West End performance was playing Daisy Werthan in the 1988 production of Driving Miss Daisy, made into a film in 1989. Which actress portrayed Daisy in the movie?
A) Jessica Tandy; B) Olympia Dukakis; C) Jane Fonda? 9. Hiller won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her portrayal of lonely hotel manageress Pat Cooper in the 1958 movie Separate Tables. Who wrote the original play Separate Tables in 1954?
A) John Osborne; B) Joe Orton; C) Terence Rattigan? 10. In 1980, Hiller played London Hospital matron Mrs Mothershead in the movie The Elephant Man the story of the severely deformed John Merrick. Which actor played Merrick?
A) Anthony Hopkins; B) John Hurt; C) Freddie Jones?