The world of an English detective cannot be imagined without the novels of Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. The famous writer herself chose the leading role in the film adaptations of her detective novels. She turned out to be Joan Hickson. It was this actress who brilliantly played a modest old woman with a brilliant analytical mind.
Biography
Joan Bogle Hickson, a famous British actress who gained particular popularity in the forties of the last century, was born on August 5, 1906 in the suburb of Kingstorp, which is located near Northamptonshire County in Great Britain. The girl's parents, Alfred Harold and Edith Mary Hickson, were quite wealthy people and had their own shoe and leather accessories business. From early childhood, little Joan dreamed of becoming a great actress, so it is not surprising that right after graduation, the girl entered the theater institute at the faculty of acting. Having received a professional education, the future actress got a job at the local drama theater, where after working for about seven years, in 1934 she moved to the set of one of the many film studios in London.
Career and creativity
Since Joan did not have a charming appearance, she had to be content for several years with only small episodic roles in comedy films. Despite this circumstance, the girl gains popularity and begins to be in demand among famous European filmmakers. In 1936, Joan Hickson, having become a famous actress, gets one of the main roles in the fantastic film directed by Lothar Mendes "The Man Who Could Work Miracles." And four years later, she played the fateful role of Miss Marple in a detective series based on the famous novels of the famous English writer Agatha Christie. Dizzying success and real fame come to her, and with them, well-deserved awards in the form of the prestigious British Bafta Award for Best Actress and the Knightly Order of King George. Dedicating 65 years of her creative life to theater and cinema, Joan Hickson has appeared in more than 30 films and TV series and has performed over a hundred roles in numerous performances around the world. In 1992, at the age of 86, the brilliant English actress completed her creative career.
Personal life
There is very little information about the personal life of Joan Hickson, who did not like to flaunt herself. It is only known that the woman was once married and madly in love with her husband, military surgeon Eric Butler, who died early. The death of her husband left his wife alone with two children. The actress was very upset by the death of her husband and until the end of her life she did not come to terms with this loss.
On October 17, 1998, at the 93rd year of her life, the famous Joan Hickson died of a heart attack and was buried in the Devonshire Cemetery in Bristol, England.
