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Actor Born: February 23, 1892 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England Death: December 8, 1995 Biography:Sharp-featured, sharp-tongued British actress "Kathleen Harrison" was everyone's favorite Cockney, even though she was born in Lancashire. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, Kathleen made her stage bow in 1926 (nine years earlier, she had appeared fleetingly in a silent picture). Her first talkie was 1931's "Hobson's Choice"; within only a few years, she was one of the best-loved actresses on the British screen. Her wide range encompassed suspense films ("The Ghoul" [1933], "The Ghost Train" [1941]), G. B. Shaw ("Major Barbara" [1941], "Caesar and Cleopatra" [1946]) and Dickens ("A Christmas Carol" [1951], "The Pickwick Papers" [1952]). In 1947, "Harrison" was costarred with "Jack Warner" in "Holiday Camp"; the actors played the heads of the Huggett family, a British equivalent to MGM's Hardy brood. This led to a popular series of "Huggett" films, and other well-received teamings of... Full Biography
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