TCM TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES : STAR OF THE MONTH : PETER CUSHING PLUS DONALD PLEASENCE BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

TYING IN NICELY . . with the screening of the Amicus #PeterCushing... and Donald Pleasence . . film, 'From Beyond the Grave' (1974) which is being screened in #TCM #Halloween films season on Wednesday October 26th and their Peter Cushing 'Star Of The Month' season... is also the Birthday Anniversary TODAY of . .. #DonaldPleasence!

TODAY MARKS the anniversary of the birthday of actor Donald Pleasence on October 5th 1919. Born in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, he was the son of Alice (née Armitage) and Thomas Stanley Pleasence, a railway stationmaster.

TODAY, after his passing... you can read all about Pleasence service during WW2, his capture as a prisoner of war, humbleness kept that under wraps for most of his life.. but he would talk and share about a fateful day and television broadcast, where both he and Peter Cushing received positive critical attention for their roles in the BBC version of Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) from the novel by George Orwell. Pleasence played Syme, to Cushing Winston Smith. BOTH terrified the British public! The post marking his birthday over at the Facebook PCASUK Fan Page is right now, extremely popular with comments and memories. If you have a fav film or role in which Pleasence excelled, please feel free to skip along there and share and comment too!

JUST OVER A MONTH AGO, we posted a heads up.. er not off!... that US Turner Classic Movies have made our dear #PeterCushing, Start of the Month for October 2020! Every MONDAY evening they will be screening a host of Peter Cushing films.. some of these also have a Halloween / Hammer films / Horror flavour too! They start tonight at 8pm with THESE titles : 

*CASH ON DEMAND (1961)1

* THE END OF THE AFFAIR (1955)

* TIME WITHOUT PITY (1957)

* JOHN PAUL JONES (1957)

* HAMLET (1948)

* A CHUMP AT OXFORD (1940)

* VIGIL IN THE NIGHT (1940)

 

An AMAZING TREAT! Over at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE we are are asking which films will YOU be watching? AFTER the screening we are asking you to drop by and let us know what you thought of the film(s) you have watched and what are your thoughts on those films! Leading up to and during Halloween, TCM and many other channels are also screening their Horror Treats too. Feel free to let us know what's out there too! For our friends and followers in the US, this promises to be a fabulous weekly experience.. 

 

PLEASE COME JOIN US at the FACEBOOK PCASUK FAN PAGE! With posts every day, rare images and photographs, features and prize competitions.You'll have good company with over 34 thousand followers, all celebrating the LIFE and CAREER of Peter Cushing OBE!