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!
