Displaying items by tag: Honor Blackman
Monday, 06 April 2020 19:21
The Boots have Stopped Walking. Honor Blackman 1924 – 2020
Another national treasure has been taken. Honor Blackman, was a woman that many men and women of a certain age admired. Today April 6th, 2020, we were informed by the media that she had died of natural causes at the age of 94. For fans of shows like The Avengers, and the famous James Bond installment, Goldfinger, her passing is one that will be felt keenly. Her roles as Cathy Gale and Pussy Galore are ones that are deeply enshrined in the history of British Television, and Cinema. She was also a stage actress and a singer.
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Monday, 03 December 2012 19:22
ZANI Talks To Legendary Screenwriter Brian Clemens
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Sunday, 21 December 2014 15:24
Honor Blackman, A Stylish and Magnificent Woman - Part two of two
There is no doubt that Cathy Gale helped change the perception of women on British television forever. "When I started, men were still of the opinion that women would always be seen as the weaker sex due to their lack of strength. I was the first woman to be seen defending herself and so illustrated that this was no longer the case. Despite being glamorous and witty, Cathy was also Steed's intellectual equal.
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Tuesday, 02 December 2014 16:16
Honor Blackman, A Stylish and Magnificent Woman - Part one of two
Very few actresses have ever been given a role that redefines the public's vision of women on television. That in itself would be a significant achievement; but as Cathy Gale in The Avengers, Honor Blackman not only altered that public perception and re-characterized the role, she also single-handedly kick-started the whole 1960s 'second wave' feminist movement.
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