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Pauline Isobel Jameson was born in Heacham, Norfolk on 5 June 1920, the daughter of Eric Storrs Jameson and his wife Flora Isobel, née Reed. [3] She took ballet lessons, but through her interest in mime she found herself drawn to acting. [4]
The Glass Slipper (1955) is an American musical film adaptation of the fairy tale Cinderella, made by MGM, directed by Charles Walters and produced by Edwin H. Knopf from a screenplay by Helen Deutsch.
The film was entirely financed by the Sultan of Oman who wanted to invest in a film. The approached John Asprey who contacted Bryan Forbes and asked if he had a film. Forbes had just been approached by David Frost who had The Slipper and the Rose project. Forbes rewrote the script in ten days. "Very successful film," Forbes commented. [6]
"Cinderella", [a] or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world. [2] [3] The protagonist is a young girl living in forsaken circumstances who is suddenly blessed by remarkable fortune, with her ascension to the throne via marriage.
It is based upon the fairy tale Cinderella, particularly the French version Cendrillon, ou la petite pantoufle de verre ("Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper"), by Charles Perrault. The story concerns a young woman forced into a life of servitude by her cruel stepmother and self-centered stepsisters, who dreams of a better life.
The Red Shoes is a 1948 British drama film written, produced and directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. [4] It follows Victoria Page (Moira Shearer), an aspiring ballerina who joins the world-renowned Ballet Lermontov, owned and operated by Boris Lermontov (Anton Walbrook), who tests her dedication to the ballet by making her choose between her career and her romance with composer ...
The 1913 Cinderella can be considered a remake of the earlier film, but both are derived from the original Perrault tale. [2] The film was made in the summer and autumn of 1912. [3] Méliès himself plays the Prince's messenger who searches for the owner of the glass slipper. [4]
Glass slipper may refer to: " Cinderella ", the traditional fairy tale also known as "The Little Glass Slipper" The Glass Slipper (film) , a 1955 musical film starring Leslie Caron