Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman, English actress and republican (died 2020)

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Born: August 22, 1925
Died: April 5, 2020
Zodiac sign: Leo
Birth year: 1925

About Honor Blackman

Honor Blackman (22 August 1925 – 5 April 2020) was an English actress and singer, known for the roles of Cathy Gale in The Avengers (1962–1964), "Bond girl" Pussy Galore in Goldfinger (1964), Julia Daggett in Shalako (1968), and Hera in Jason and the Argonauts (1963). She is also known for her role as Laura West in the ITV sitcom The Upper Hand (1990–1996). == Early life == Honor Blackman was born at 200 Cumberland Road, Canning Town, then in Essex, West Ham (now in the London Borough of Newham), England, the daughter of Edith Eliza (Stokes) and Frederick Blackman, a civil service statistician. She attended North Ealing Primary School and Ealing County Grammar School for Girls. For her 15th birthday, her parents gave her acting lessons and began her training at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1940. While attending the Guildhall School, Blackman worked as a clerical assistant for the Home Office. Following graduation, Blackman went into live theatre. She was an understudy in the West End play The Guinea Pig. In 1947 she appeared in the Patrick Hastings play The Blind Goddess at the Apollo Theatre. == Career == === Films === Blackman's film debut was a nonspeaking part in Fame Is the Spur (1947).

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Career and life highlights

In 1968, Blackman released a 45 rpm record of "Before Today"/"I'll Always Be Loving You" (CBS 3896), which were featured in the musical play Mr & Mrs.
In an episode of The Saint titled "The Arrow of God" (1962), Blackman played an adulterous personal secretary named Pauline Stone, who became one of several suspects in the murder of a despised gossip columnist.
Blackman's recording with The Avengers co-star Patrick Macnee of "Kinky Boots" (1964), referring to the boots she wore in the show, failed to chart upon its original release, but became a surprise hit in 1990.

Honor Blackman timeline

1962In an episode of The Saint titled "The Arrow of God" (1962), Blackman played an adulterous personal secretary named Pauline Stone, who became one of several suspects in the murder of a despised gossip columnist.
1964Blackman's recording with The Avengers co-star Patrick Macnee of "Kinky Boots" (1964), referring to the boots she wore in the show, failed to chart upon its original release, but became a surprise hit in 1990.
1968In 1968, Blackman released a 45 rpm record of "Before Today"/"I'll Always Be Loving You" (CBS 3896), which were featured in the musical play Mr & Mrs.

The world when Honor Blackman was born

Honor Blackman was born in 1925. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1925

#1 song"Sweet Georgia Brown"
Top movieThe Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin)
Best-selling bookThe Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentRed Grange signs with the Chicago Bears
Top headlineThe Scopes Trial captivates America
Technology milestoneTelevision demonstrated by John Logie Baird
Defining fadCharleston dance craze
Notable inventionMasking tape
World population1.98 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderCalvin Coolidge
Sports championPittsburgh Pirates (World Series)
U.S. population115.8M

1925 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Honor Blackman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1925	2026
Gas	$0.22	$3.45/gal
Average home	$5,900	$435,000
Average income	$3,600	$67,500
Movie ticket	$0.25	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.02	$0.73
Population	115.8M	341 million

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