2003

Dame Thora Hird DBE

Character actor. Born Lancashire. Played many comic roles. Late in her life Alan Bennett wrote a number of roles for her.

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Dame Thora Hird DBE

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BBC Television Centre - Thora Hird

Dame Thora Hird DBE, 1911 - 2003. BBC and the Heritage Foundation

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