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Actress Dulcie Gray passes away

Actress Dulcie Gray passes away

THE death has taken place of the actress Dulcie Gray, whose career on stage and screen spanned more than 50 years. She was 95.

Ms. Gray will be best remembered by many for her role in the popular BBC series Howards’ Way which ran between 1985 and 1990.

It was in the 1940s and 1950s that she regularly appeared in British films, mostly alongside her husband Michael Denison.

Her films included The Glass Mountain (1948) and Angels One Five (1952).

She and her husband also appeared regularly in the West End. They also made their joint debut on Broadway in An Ideal Husband in 1996.

Both were awarded C.B.E.s in 1983.

Mr. Denison died in 1998. They had been married for 59 years.

Ms. Gray was also a successful writer and had published a number of murder mysteries.

She was also an expert on butterflies and won an award in the 1970s for her scholarly study of the insects Butterflies On My Mind.

 

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