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| Rosemary Harris (1927 - ) Mrs. John Ehle (novelist) Mother of Jennifer Ehle |
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| Othello (1955) [Desdemona]: Smothered with a pillow by Gordon Heath; she manages to make one final speech to Daphne Anderson before she dies. The Dupont Show of the Month: Wuthering Heights (1958) [Cathy]: Dies in childbirth. Blithe Spirit (1966) [Elvira Condomine]: Dies of a heart attack (off-screen), several years before the story begins; she appears as a ghost to Dirk Bogarde throughout the movie after Ruth Gordon holds a seance. (I haven't seen this version, but I have seen Kay Hammond in the 1945 version.) Sunshine (1999) [Valerie Sors]: Dies (off-screen) in the hospital, shortly after suffering a heart attack; we learn of her death afterwards when her grandson (Ralph Fiennes) comes to visit her and sees her empty bed. The Gift (2000) [Annie's Granny]: Dies (off-screen) of old age/natural causes, some time before the story begins; she only appears as a vision or ghost to her granddaughter (Cate Blanchett). Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007) [Nanette]: Shot in the stomach by Brian F. O'Byrne during a robbery; she dies in the hospital some time later after her life-support equipment is turned off. (Thanks to Gerardo) |
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