Claire Gordon
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Claire Gordon or Clare Gordon (was born 1941) in the City of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK. Her father was a doctor, and her mother a make-up artist, who worked for Max Factor
. Gordon is a British actress known for leading and cameo roles in many British movies, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s. She also worked with most television and comedy stars of this period.
She made her West End theatre
debut on a motor bike in The Darling Buds of May
and then created the role of Peggy Evans in Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn
. She later made theatrical history as the first actress to appear naked on stage in The Three Musketeers
, playing Lady De Winter. The New Statesman
wrote, "watch out for the bath scene; it's a breakthrough."
Most recently, she played the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella
at the Princes Theatre, Hunstanton
and is currently working on her memoirs.
She was married to the roue William Donaldson
and later divorced.
Max Factor
Max Factor & Company is a cosmetics company, founded during 1909 by Maksymilian Faktorowicz , Max Factor, a Polish-Jewish cosmetician. Max Factor & Company was a related, two-family, multi-generational international cosmetics company before its sale in 1973 for $500 million dollars...
. Gordon is a British actress known for leading and cameo roles in many British movies, mainly in the 1960s and 1970s. She also worked with most television and comedy stars of this period.
She made her West End theatre
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
debut on a motor bike in The Darling Buds of May
and then created the role of Peggy Evans in Neil Simon's Come Blow Your Horn
Come Blow Your Horn
Come Blow Your Horn was Neil Simon's first play, which premiered in the United States in 1961 and had a London production in 1962 at the Prince of Wales Theatre.-Act Summaries:Time: The Present...
. She later made theatrical history as the first actress to appear naked on stage in The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard...
, playing Lady De Winter. The New Statesman
New Statesman
New Statesman is a British centre-left political and cultural magazine published weekly in London. Founded in 1913, and connected with leading members of the Fabian Society, the magazine reached a circulation peak in the late 1960s....
wrote, "watch out for the bath scene; it's a breakthrough."
Most recently, she played the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
at the Princes Theatre, Hunstanton
Hunstanton
Hunstanton, often pronounced by locals as and known colloquially as 'Sunny Hunny', is a seaside town in Norfolk, England, facing The Wash....
and is currently working on her memoirs.
She was married to the roue William Donaldson
William Donaldson
Charles William Donaldson was an English satirist, writer, playboy and, under the pseudonym of Henry Root, author of The Henry Root Letters.-Life and career:...
and later divorced.
Filmography
- 1958: The Dickie Henderson Half-Hour (TV-Series)
- 1958: I Only Arsked!I Only Arsked!I Only Arsked! is a 1958 British comedy film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Bernard Bresslaw, Michael Medwin and Alfie Bass. It was based on the television series The Army Game and was made by Hammer Films.-Cast:...
- 1960: And Women Shall Weep
- 1960: Never Let GoNever Let GoNever Let Go is a 1960 British thriller film starring Peter Sellers and Richard Todd. It concerns a man's purchase, loss of, and attempt to recover a Ford Anglia car. Sellers played a London villain, in one of his rare straight roles.-Plot:...
- 1960: Beat GirlBeat GirlBeat Girl is a 1960 British film about late-fifties youth-rebellion. The title character is played by starlet Gillian Hills, who later went on to have numerous small roles in 1960s and 1970s films, such as Blowup and A Clockwork Orange, and became a successful "ye-ye" singer in France.The music was...
- 1960: Danger Man (TV-Series)
- 1960: The Bulldog BreedThe Bulldog BreedThe Bulldog Breed is a 1960 British comedy film starring Norman Wisdom and directed by Robert Asher.-Plot:Norman Puckle , a well-meaning but clumsy grocer's assistant, can't seem to do anything right. After being rejected by Marlene, the love of his life, he attempts suicide, but can't even do that...
- 1961: Ticket to Paradise
- 1961: KongaKonga (film)Konga is a 1961 British science fiction film directed by John Lemont and starring Michael Gough, Margo Johns and Austin Trevor. It was distributed in the United States by American International Pictures....
- 1961: The Young OnesThe Young Ones (film)The Young Ones is a British musical released in 1961, featuring singer Cliff Richard. The musical was directed by Sidney J. Furie and was produced by Kenneth Harper and Andrew Mitchell for the Associated British Studios at Elstree. The original screenplay was written by Peter Myers and Ronald...
- 1964: Due evasi di Sing Sing, I
- 1965: Licensed to KillLicensed to Kill (1965 film)Licensed to Kill is a 1965 superspy imitation James Bond film starring Tom Adams as British secret agent Charles Vine. It was directed and co-written by Lindsay Shonteff. Producer Joseph E...
- 1968: Great Catherine
- 1970: Cool It Carol!
- 1971: Suburban Wives
- 1973: Commuter HusbandsCommuter HusbandsCommuter Husbands is a 1973 comedy film by noted British sexploitation director Derek Ford. The film was directed and written by Derek Ford, and stars Gabrielle Drake, Robin Bailey, and Claire Gordon.-Cast:* Gabrielle Drake as Carol Appleby...
- 1973: Sex Farm
- 1984: Play for TodayPlay for TodayPlay for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted...
(TV-Series)