Coral Browne

An elegant, distinguished stage actress, first noted for her comedic roles on the London stage, Browne began appearing in films in the late 1930s and is probably best known for her role in Peter Medak's zany satire, "The Ruling Class" (1972). She appeared in the British-made TV drama "An Englishman Abroad" (1983), directed by John Schlesinger and based on her real-life 1958 encounter with spy Guy Burgess. Browne was also outstanding in Gavin Millar's "Dreamchild" (1985) as octogenarian Alice Hargreaves, who as a girl had inspired Lewis Carroll to write "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". Married to second husband, actor Vincent Price, from 1974 until her death.

• Born:
  July 23, 1913 in Melbourne, Australia
• Died:
  May 29, 1991.
• Job Titles:
  Actor

Family

• Mother: Victoria Elizabeth Brown.

Milestones

• 1931 Australian stage debut in "Loyalties", Melbourne
• 1934 Left Australia and moved to London
• 1934 London stage debut as understudy, "Lover's Leap"
• 1936 Screen debut, "The Amateur Gentleman"
• 1951 Joined the Old Vic, London; appeared in "Othello", "King Lear", "Hamlet" and "Macbeth"
• 1972 Co-starred with Peter O'Toole in "The Ruling Class"
• 1973 Appeared with future husband Vincent Price in "Theatre of Blood"
• 1983 Portrayed herself in the based-on-fact "An Englishman Abroad", which detailed her relationship with spy Guy Burgess
• 1985 Portrayed an adult Alice Liddell in "Dreamchild"