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At first glance, Ann Todd's career was a typical one: pretty young thing works her way up from ingénue roles to being a star actress before the gradual decline into character parts. But this ignores the two main forces on her career: The Seventh Veil and David Lean.
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Ann Todd began her stage career in England in 1928 and broke into the movies three years later. After numerous (if somewhat intermittent) screen roles, she became internationally popular for her performance as a vulnerable pianist in The Seventh Veil (1945). From 1949-1957, she was married to director David Lean, who directed several of her films. Todd joined the London's Old Vic theater company in the '50s and appeared in a number of Shakespeare plays. In the mid-'60s, she began a second career as a maker of documentaries, which she wrote, produced, and directed. She published her autobiography, The Eighth Veil, 1980 and died in 1993.
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In 1857 Glasgow, Madeleine Smith (Ann Todd) is romancing Frenchman Emile L'Angelier (Ivan Desny), though she's to be married to Englishman William Minnoch (Norman Wooland). When Madeleine attempts to end her relationship with L'Angelier and he responds with a promise of blackmail, she poisons him with arsenic. In her ensuing trial, Madeleine is defended by the great Scottish lawyer John Inglis. Based on a true story.
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As the Civil War continued, persistent rumors began to circulate against Mary Todd Lincoln's personal loyalty and integrity. One rumor claimed that Mrs. Lincoln was a Confederate sympathizer, and even a Confederate spy (many of her relatives served in the Confederate forces, and two of her stepbrothers and a brother-in-law died fighting for the South). In reality, Mary Todd was a fervent and tireless supporter of the Union cause. Her visits with Union soldiers in the numerous hospitals in and around Washington went largely unnoticed by her enemies and contemporaries.[2]
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Ann Todd (center) of Chunky presents a $1000 check to Dr. Phil A. Sutphin, president of East Central Community College in Decatur, to fund the Dustan Todd Memorial Scholarship for the 2007-08 school year. The scholarship – which provides $500 for the fall semester and $500 for the spring term – will be awarded for the first time at Newton County High School’s Awards Day later this spring. Mrs. Todd and other family members established the scholarship in memory of her son, who lost his life in a motorcycle accident on April 28, 2004. A NCHS graduate, Todd was a member of the ECCC Class of 2004 and was a drafting and design technology major. The Dustan Todd Memorial Scholarship will be presented to a NCHS graduate who is enrolled in the College’s drafting and design technology program and meets the other scholarship criteria. Also pictured is Stacey Hollingsworth, executive director for Foundation and Alumni Relations.
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Eric Portman and Ann Todd spice up the narrative with their moving performances. It's one of those low-budget sleeper movies that is better than what you might expect from such a downer.
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