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Ben Jonson was a British poet and dramatist. He was born in 1573 and died in 1637. He wrote 'Song to Celia'.
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Celia Imrie is an English actress. She was born in 1952 at Guildford, Surrey. A regular supporting comedy actress along side Victoria Wood, she played the role of 'Philippa Moorcroft' in the 1998 television series 'Dinnerladies', but also plays straight roles including the matron in the 2007 film 'St Trinians'.
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Dame Celia Johnson was an English actress. She was born in 1908 at Richmond, Surrey and died in 1982 of a stroke.
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Mary Anne Stirling (also known as Fanny Stirling) was an English comedy actress. She was born in 1815 at London and died in 1895. She first appeared on stage in 1827 under the name 'Fanny Clifton'. After touring the provinces with her husband, Edward Stirling, she appeared at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1836. Six years later she joined Macready at Drury Lane, and made a success as 'Celia' in 'As You Like it'. In 1852 she made her greatest hit as 'Peg Woffington' in 'Masks and Faces'. She retired from acting in 1885.
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Celia is a daughter to frederick in As You Like It.
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Touchstone is a clown in As You Like It. He is described as shooting his wit under the guise of folly, and accompanies Celia and Rosalind on their adventures in the Forest of Arden.
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Bridget Jones's Diary is a romantic comedy starring Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, James Callis, Embeth Davidtz, Celia Imrie, Honor Blackman and James Faulkner in a story based on the book by Helen Fielding in a story about a weight-obsessed 30 something woman finds herself at the centre of a bizarre love-triangle as her boss and childhood friend both vie for her affections. Bridget Jones's Diary was directed by Sharon Maguire in 2001.
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Brief Encounter is a romance starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard in a story about a couple's chance meeting in a suburban railway station which leads to a romance they must keep secret. Brief Encounter was directed by David Lean in 1945.
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Calendar Girls is a comedy starring Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Celia Imrie and Penelope Wilton in the true story of a local Womens Institute group who to raise money to buy a sofa for the local cancer hospice decide to pose for a nude calendar, despite all being over fourty years old. Calendar Girls was directed by Nigel Cole in 2003.
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In Which We Serve is a Second World War drama starring Noel Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles, Celia Johnson, Joyce Carey and Kay Walsh in a story about the survivors of a sunken warship remembering events. In Which We Serve was directed by Noel Coward and David Lean in 1942.
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