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Sir John Mills, one of Britain's most famous actors, has died at the age of 97. The father of the actresses Hayley and Juliet Mills and the husband of the playwright Mary Hayley Bell was one of the world's most famous screen and stage actors for decades.
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For nearly 70 years, Sir John Mills enjoyed a reputation as one of Britain's finest actors. Building on a catalogue of mild-mannered but iron-willed film characters in his youth, he made his name both on stage and television.
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John Mills was excellent in TIGER BAY, even though he was totally upstaged by his 12-year-old daughter Hayley, who made her screen debut as the star of this film. Hayley’s street urchin character, Gillie, witnesses a murder committed by Polish sailor Horst Buchholz, with whom she subsequently becomes close friends. She lies to police Superintendent Graham (Sir John) to protect her pal, and this leads to a thrilling confrontation on a tossing ship off the Welsh coast.
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The long lasting marriage of John and Mary Mills was described by many as one of devotion. Lady Mills was said to be the light of Sir John's life. Here's information about how they met, their wedding, their renewal of their wedding vows on their 60th wedding anniversary, and more.
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John was nominated for the 1962 Best Actor Tony Award for his role in Terence Rattigan's ROSS, as the lead character in a fictionalization of the life of T.E. Lawrence (best known as “Lawrence of Arabia”). In 1976, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, becoming Sir John Mills.
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Early in his life, Sir John suffered from severe duodenal ulcers. By 1990, Sir John Mills was partially blind and deaf. A few months before his death he had a chest infection.
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