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...Died. Glenda Farrell, 66, actress; of lung cancer; in Manhattan. Often cast as a tough babe with hair and heart of gold, Farrell began her screen career as a gangster's moll in the 1930 film classic Little Caesar. She went on to wisecrack her way through scores of Hollywood movies, including I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932), Gold Diggers of 1937 and the Torchy Blane series. Weary of being typecast, she made a deft transition in the 1950s to motherly roles on television and Broadway...
What does set Mrs. Hodges apart is that under her maiden name, Glenda Jackson, she has recently become one of the most important actresses in Britain and the U.S. as well. Despite a sallow complexion, slight figure and somewhat crooked teeth, she has drawn accolades for her enigmatic, sexually energetic characterizations. Her intricate rendition of the D.H. Lawrence heroine Gudrun in Women in Love won her an Oscar last week at the Academy Awards in Hollywood...
Chance to Explore. Earlier, Glenda's performance as Gudrun had garnered the best actress awards of both the New York Film Critics and the National Society of Film Critics, and she received high praise for the role of Peter Tchaikovsky's nymphomaniac wife in The Music Lovers. The two films were directed by Ken Russell, who is not noted for beguiling audiences with characterization. But Actress Jackson overcame both Russell and the difficult role of Gudrun with her range and depth of talent, conveying dark sensuality without the usual physical equipment. "The chance to explore such a mysterious...
Hard and Cold. When Brook opened his shocking and magnificent Marat Sade, with Glenda playing the mad, murderous Charlotte Corday, her performance was one of the truly curdling experiences in contemporary theater; it gained her widespread attention in London and New York. It also created a mold that was both rewarding and discomfiting. "I really loathed that play," she admits. "It was so hard and cold. There was very little interaction, since all the inmates were operating on separate levels of madness. But at least by the time I left it, I didn't have to scratch for work...
Forthright Mistress. Glenda Jackson will soon take on Elizabeth I again, this time opposite Vanessa Redgrave's Mary, in yet another reprise of the Mary, Queen of Scots legend. She may also agree to play Charlotte in a film about the Bronte sisters presently being written by Christopher Fry. Beyond all that, the demands of domesticity may eventually outweigh her professional ambition. "I've essentially accomplished what I set out to do, and I'll be ready to quit the day my son says, 'I don't want you to go out.' " In Hollywood...