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Annabel Maule

Margaret Annabel Maule (born 8 September 1922) is a British retired actress, notable in theatre, radio, television and film.[1][2][3] She played in several films and television series including numerous characters in Sunday Night Theatre and appeared in the TV film Wuthering Heights.[4]

Biography

Maule was born in Lambeth, London on 8 September 1922 to theatrical director-manager Donovan Maule and Mollie Shiells. Maule literally grew up on the stage, with her family having established there first theatre company in 1948, four years before the Kenya National Theatre, they were fundamental in helping establish the arts in Kenya.

She is the sister of actor Robin Maule (1924–1942).[5] Maule married Douglas Dickson in Chelsea, London, in 1946, though the marriage was later dissolved.[6] She appeared in the West End in the play His Excellency in 1950 and 1951.[citation needed]

Maule published a book, Theatre Near the Equator: The Donovan Maule Story, about her family life in 2004.[7] She turned 100 in September 2022.[4]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "Annabel Maule | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. ^ "Annabel Maule". BFI. Archived from the original on 19 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Annabel Maule | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  4. ^ a b "Legendary thespian Annabel Maule turns 100". Business Daily Africa. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Annabel Maule". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. ^ Who's Who in the Theatre, Volume 15 (1972), pg. 1163
  7. ^ Theatre Near the Equator: The Donovan Maule Story

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