Ian weighill biography
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Where Bedknobs and Broomsticks stars are now – from EastEnders star to Strictly legend and driver for South West trains
FIFTY years ago Bedknobs and Broomsticks took us to a fantasy world at the bottom of the beautiful briny sea.
The Disney classic, released in 1971, used a brilliant mixture of animation and live action to tell the tale of three children, evacuated from London to Dorset to live with a witch.
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The trio then embark on a journey to find a missing spell, using a magic bed as their transport.
So what happened to the cast? We reveal all.
Angela Lansbury - Eglantine Price
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Irish-British star Angela died in October just before her 97th birthday.
The screen legend - who stars as the magical Miss Price - was awarded a lifetime achievement gong at last year’s Tony Awards.
Her final role was a cameo appearance in Rian Johnson's star-studded whodunnit Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Angela was already a screen legend when she climbed on her broomstick to play friendly witch Eglantine, having starred in Hollywood classics such as Gaslight, National Velvet and Death on the Nile.
In a career spanning 70 years, she enjoyed incredible success on both stage and screen, picking up five Tony Awards and an honorary Oscar and, in 2014, a Damehood.
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks is a 1971 musical movie produced by Walt Disney Productions. It combines live action and animation. It was released in North America on December 13, 1971. It is based on the books The Magic Bed Knob; or, How to Become a Witch in Ten Easy Lessons and Bonfires and Broomsticks by English children's author Mary Norton.
The movie is often compared to Mary Poppins. It is also partly set in the streets of London. It shares some of the cast from Mary Poppins, a similar crew, the same songwriters and director.[2][3]
The movie was made at Walt Disney Studios. The castle scenes were shot on location at Corfe Castle, Dorset, England, UK.[4]
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks
1971 film indifferent to Robert Stevenson
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