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Esma Cannon
Biography
Date of Birth 27 December 1905, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia Date of Death 18 October 1972, Camden, London, England, UK Birth Name Esma Ellen Charlotte Cannon Mini Bio Legendary Australian character actress of the British screen, Miss Cannon was without doubt one of the best scene stealing actresses. Her pixie like looks and extraordinary facial expressions made her a true favourite of many a British movie. Without her appearances in many a 'Carry On..' film in the 1960s, her career would have probably been forgotten today. Arguably her most famous performance was as the lonely but happy spinster in Carry on Cruising (1962). The bar scene with Dilys Laye where both their characters get hideously drunk, is as legendary as the movie itself. Her last movie was Carry on Cabby (1963) and she sadly died in 1972.
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Esma Cannon
Delighting audiences with her scene-stealing performances in films, television and theatre, Esma Cannon, with her pixie-like appearance and dotty charm, was one of the most beloved and versatile actresses of her generation, becoming something of a national treasure in the UK. Unlike many stars of her generation, whose lives were well-documented both on the screen and behind their public image, Cannon remained deeply private and, at the age of 58, she retired from the entertainment industry, never to be heard of again.
Tiny Esma Cannon, who established herself on British television as the panicky pinny girl "Brother Lil" in The Rag Trade, was known for her Cockney mannerisms - yet she was an Australian chirpy flyweight actress— only 4ft 9in tall —and had been on stage from the age of four in Madame Butterfly. Round about that time, she and her elder sister began earning money to help their mother in Sydney.
She appeared in productions for both the J. C. Williamson and Tait companies – including the early prominent role of Ruth Le Page in Sealed Or Australian actress (1905–1972) Esma Cannon In The Spy in Black (1939) Esma Ellen Charlotte Cannon Randwick, New South Wales, Australia Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt, Indre-et-Loire, France. Esma Ellen Charlotte Littmann (néeCannon; 27 December 1905 – 18 October 1972), credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was an Australian-born character actress who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best remembered as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1960s. After early experience at Minnie Everett's School of Dancing in Sydney, Cannon began acting on the stage at the age of four in Madama Butterfly. She appeared in production
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Esma Cannon
Born
(1905-12-27)27 December 1905[1][2]Died 18 October 1972(1972-10-18) (aged 66) Occupation(s) Actress and comedienne Years active 1937–1964 Spouse(s) Ernst Littmann (1945–1972, 27 years); one child Michael Anthony Littmann born 21 March 1946 Career
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