{"id":33531,"date":"2014-09-15T10:14:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T00:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=33531"},"modified":"2014-09-15T10:15:30","modified_gmt":"2014-09-15T00:45:30","slug":"vale-sir-donald-sinden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2014\/09\/15\/vale-sir-donald-sinden\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – Sir Donald Sinden"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sir Donald Sinden – 1923-2014
Photograph (C) 2010 Patrick Baldwin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Acclaimed British stage, radio, television and film actor, Sir Donald Sinden, has passed away.<\/p>\n

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Lord Sinden first came to popular notice after appearing alongside fellow Brit Jack Hawkins in The Cruel Sea<\/em>, which also co-starred Denholm Elliot and John Stratton. Following the success of that film, Sinden\u00a0was contracted to the Rank Organisation, based out of Pinewood Studios, and produced a further 23 films during his tenure there, including Doctor In The House, The Black Tent, Doctor At Large, Eyewitness<\/em>, and The Siege Of Sidney Street<\/em>, among others. Films during the latter stages of his career include Day Of The Jackal<\/em> (1973), The Children<\/em> (1990), and The Canterville Ghost<\/em>, while he voiced a character in the 1999 television production of Alice In Wonderland<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Following his departure from Rank, Sinden became a well known stage and radio actor, appearing in a variety of Shakepearean productions including Twelfth Night, King Lear<\/em> and Much Ado About Nothing<\/em>, for the Royal Shakespeare Company. His commercial theater work included roles in productions of Out Of Order<\/em> (1990), An Enemy of The People<\/em> (1975), The Scarlet Pimpernel<\/em> (1985) and Quartet<\/em> (1999).<\/p>\n

He was noted for his televison work in the sit-com Two’s Company<\/em>, for which he recieved several BAFTA nominations. Other small-screen escapades include appearances in The Prisoner, Never The Twain<\/em>, and Judge John Deed<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Lord Sinden was made a Commander Of The British Empire in 1979, and granted a knighhood in 1997.<\/p>\n

Sir Donald Sinden passed away from prostate cancer, aged 90, on September 11th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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