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Georgina Ward (actress)

May 08, 2024

For the Countess of Dudley, born Georgina Moncreiffe (1846-1929), see Georgina Ward, Countess of Dudley.

The Honourable Georgina Anne Ward (13 March 1941 – June 2010) was a British stage, film and television actress.[1] She was the daughter of the British Cabinet Minister George Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley and Anne Capel (1919-2008), whose father Boy Capel was a muse of fashion designer Coco Chanel.

The Honourable
Georgina Ward
Born
Georgina Anne Ward

13 March 1941
Chipping Sodbury, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
DiedJune 2010 (aged 69)
Mexico
OccupationActress
Years active1961–1973 (film & TV)
Known forPride and Prejudice
The Man Who Finally Died
The Avengers
Danger Man
Parent(s)George Ward, 1st Viscount Ward of Witley
Anne Capel

Antecedents edit

Ward’s paternal grandfather William Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley, whose second wife was the Edwardian music hall star Gertie Millar, was a member of Lord Salisbury’s government and later Governor-General of Australia. His mother, Georgina’s great-grandmother, was the noted Victorian beauty Georgina Moncreiffe, Countess of Dudley, whose sister Harriet’s flirtation with the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, led to his becoming embroiled in a scandalous divorce case.

On her mother’s side, Ward was the great-granddaughter of the Liberal politician Thomas Lister, Lord Ribblesdale, whose sister-in-law Margot Tennant married H. H. Asquith, British Prime Minister at the outbreak of the First World War.

Acting career edit

Ward studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. Her early acting career was nurtured by Vivien Leigh and she had a number of “walk on” parts with the Royal Shakespeare Company.[2] Among her leading roles on stage was in Strindberg’s Miss Julie in London in 1965.[3] During the 1960s and into the 70s, she appeared in episodes (mostly extant) of a number of popular British TV series, often in nefarious roles, and also in films. Her first movie, in 1963, was the espionage thriller The Man Who Finally Died with Stanley Baker and Peter Cushing. In 1966, at the height of “Swinging London”, Ward’s appearance as Celia Toms, trendy wife of a veterinary surgeon, in Anglia TV’s rural soap opera Weavers Green helped briefly to raise its national profile.[4] As such she was the cover star of the TV Times on 16 July 1966 (during the finals of the FIFA World Cup in England).[5]

Political career forestalled edit

In the early 70s Ward was a potential Labour candidate for the parliamentary constituency of Worcester, then held by Conservative Cabinet minister, Peter Walker (and, until 1960, by her father, also a Conservative, who was Secretary of State for Air in Harold Macmillan’s government). However she stood down after risqué photographs of her in the film Clinic Exclusive (also known as With These Hands) appeared in the press.[6][7] Ward’s acting career also stalled around this time.

Personal life edit

In 1958 Ward was one the last debutantes to be presented at Court to Queen Elizabeth II before the practice was discontinued. Another actress, Sue Lloyd, shared that distinction. As part of that year’s social season, Ward’s uncle, the Earl of Dudley, gave a dance for her at the Dorchester Hotel.[8]

Ward’s first husband, the journalist Alastair Forbes (1918-2005), whom she married in 1966, was uncle of US Democratic Senator John Kerry. Their marriage was dissolved in 1971. Ward later lived in Mexico with her second husband, Patrick Tritton (born 1934), an old Etonian and graduate of Trinity College, Cambridge, whom she married in 1978 and was possibly the model for Dicky Umfraville in novelist Anthony Powell’s A Dance to the Music of Time.[9] He died on 1 February 1998.

In July 1961 Ward was convicted at Birmingham Assizes of dangerous driving that caused the death of a roadster after the jury in an earlier hearing had been unable to reach a verdict. She denied that she had been rushing to get to the theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon for a rehearsal, and was fined £100 and disqualified for driving for four years after the judge, Mr Justice Fenton Atkinson, concluded that no “deliberate recklessness was involved”.[10]

Ward was the cousin once removed of actress Rachel Ward. Her only sibling, the Hon Anthony Ward, pre-deceased their father in 1983 and so the Ward viscountcy became extinct on Lord Ward’s death in 1988. Through marriages into the Dudley earldom, Ward was distantly related to, among others, Freda Dudley Ward, mistress of the future King Edward VIII; actresses Tracy Reed and Jane Birkin; and Queen Camilla, consort of Charles III.

Selected filmography edit

Television edit

In October 1967 Ward was a guest on the BBC2 panel game Call My Bluff.

Film edit

References edit

  1. ^ World Filmography: 1967 p.113
  2. ^ "Georgina Ward | Theatricalia".
  3. ^ https://www.thisistheatre.com/londonshows/missjulie.html#1965
  4. ^ https://nostalgiacentral.com/television/tv-by-decade/tv-shows-1960s/weavers-green-2/ In the event the series ended in September 1966. Celia and her husband returned to London in the final episode.
  5. ^ "TV Times magazine - Georgina Ward cover (16-22 July 1966)".
  6. ^ “It was to be Georgina MP until that nude scene” (article by Simon Lee, 1973): https://www.listal.com/georgina-ward
  7. ^ "Georgina Ward". IMDb.
  8. ^ The Tatler, 19 February 1958
  9. ^ "Character Models". Anthony Powell Society. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  10. ^ Coventry Evening Telegraph, 21 July 1961

Bibliography edit

  • Peter Cowie & Derek Elley. World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1977.

External links edit


 

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For the Countess of Dudley born Georgina Moncreiffe 1846 1929 see Georgina Ward Countess of Dudley The Honourable Georgina Anne Ward 13 March 1941 June 2010 was a British stage film and television actress 1 She was the daughter of the British Cabinet Minister George Ward 1st Viscount Ward of Witley and Anne Capel 1919 2008 whose father Boy Capel was a muse of fashion designer Coco Chanel The HonourableGeorgina WardBornGeorgina Anne Ward13 March 1941Chipping Sodbury Gloucestershire United KingdomDiedJune 2010 aged 69 MexicoOccupationActressYears active1961 1973 film amp TV Known forPride and PrejudiceThe Man Who Finally DiedThe AvengersDanger ManParent s George Ward 1st Viscount Ward of Witley Anne Capel Contents 1 Antecedents 2 Acting career 3 Political career forestalled 4 Personal life 5 Selected filmography 5 1 Television 5 2 Film 6 References 7 Bibliography 8 External linksAntecedents editWard s paternal grandfather William Ward 2nd Earl of Dudley whose second wife was the Edwardian music hall star Gertie Millar was a member of Lord Salisbury s government and later Governor General of Australia His mother Georgina s great grandmother was the noted Victorian beauty Georgina Moncreiffe Countess of Dudley whose sister Harriet s flirtation with the Prince of Wales later Edward VII led to his becoming embroiled in a scandalous divorce case On her mother s side Ward was the great granddaughter of the Liberal politician Thomas Lister Lord Ribblesdale whose sister in law Margot Tennant married H H Asquith British Prime Minister at the outbreak of the First World War Acting career editWard studied at the Sorbonne in Paris Her early acting career was nurtured by Vivien Leigh and she had a number of walk on parts with the Royal Shakespeare Company 2 Among her leading roles on stage was in Strindberg s Miss Julie in London in 1965 3 During the 1960s and into the 70s she appeared in episodes mostly extant of a number of popular British TV series often in nefarious roles and also in films Her first movie in 1963 was the espionage thriller The Man Who Finally Died with Stanley Baker and Peter Cushing In 1966 at the height of Swinging London Ward s appearance as Celia Toms trendy wife of a veterinary surgeon in Anglia TV s rural soap opera Weavers Green helped briefly to raise its national profile 4 As such she was the cover star of the TV Times on 16 July 1966 during the finals of the FIFA World Cup in England 5 Political career forestalled editIn the early 70s Ward was a potential Labour candidate for the parliamentary constituency of Worcester then held by Conservative Cabinet minister Peter Walker and until 1960 by her father also a Conservative who was Secretary of State for Air in Harold Macmillan s government However she stood down after risque photographs of her in the film Clinic Exclusive also known as With These Hands appeared in the press 6 7 Ward s acting career also stalled around this time Personal life editIn 1958 Ward was one the last debutantes to be presented at Court to Queen Elizabeth II before the practice was discontinued Another actress Sue Lloyd shared that distinction As part of that year s social season Ward s uncle the Earl of Dudley gave a dance for her at the Dorchester Hotel 8 Ward s first husband the journalist Alastair Forbes 1918 2005 whom she married in 1966 was uncle of US Democratic Senator John Kerry Their marriage was dissolved in 1971 Ward later lived in Mexico with her second husband Patrick Tritton born 1934 an old Etonian and graduate of Trinity College Cambridge whom she married in 1978 and was possibly the model for Dicky Umfraville in novelist Anthony Powell s A Dance to the Music of Time 9 He died on 1 February 1998 In July 1961 Ward was convicted at Birmingham Assizes of dangerous driving that caused the death of a roadster after the jury in an earlier hearing had been unable to reach a verdict She denied that she had been rushing to get to the theatre at Stratford upon Avon for a rehearsal and was fined 100 and disqualified for driving for four years after the judge Mr Justice Fenton Atkinson concluded that no deliberate recklessness was involved 10 Ward was the cousin once removed of actress Rachel Ward Her only sibling the Hon Anthony Ward pre deceased their father in 1983 and so the Ward viscountcy became extinct on Lord Ward s death in 1988 Through marriages into the Dudley earldom Ward was distantly related to among others Freda Dudley Ward mistress of the future King Edward VIII actresses Tracy Reed and Jane Birkin and Queen Camilla consort of Charles III Selected filmography editTelevision edit Theatre 70 Surrender Value 1961 Emergency Ward 10 1963 Suspense The Tourelle Skull 1963 The Plane Makers 1964 The Third Man 1964 Danger Man 2 episodes 1965 The Avengers The Master Minds 1965 Gideon s Way 1965 The Baron 1966 Weavers Green 1966 as Celia Toms Pride and Prejudice 1967 as Caroline Bingley The Wednesday Play Birthday 1969 The Main Chance 1970 Crown Court 1973 Life and Soul Granada TV play 1973 In October 1967 Ward was a guest on the BBC2 panel game Call My Bluff Film edit The Man Who Finally Died 1963 Two Weeks in September 1967 Loving Feeling 1968 Clinic Exclusive 1972 References edit World Filmography 1967 p 113 Georgina Ward Theatricalia https www thisistheatre com londonshows missjulie html 1965 https nostalgiacentral com television tv by decade tv shows 1960s weavers green 2 In the event the series ended in September 1966 Celia and her husband returned to London in the final episode TV Times magazine Georgina Ward cover 16 22 July 1966 It was to be Georgina MP until that nude scene article by Simon Lee 1973 https www listal com georgina ward Georgina Ward IMDb The Tatler 19 February 1958 Character Models Anthony Powell Society Retrieved 20 August 2023 Coventry Evening Telegraph 21 July 1961Bibliography editPeter Cowie amp Derek Elley World Filmography 1967 Fairleigh Dickinson University Press 1977 External links editGeorgina 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