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3 unusual facts about That Lady


Mariano Andreu

He designed costumes for the 20th Century Fox film That Lady (1955, starring Olivia de Havilland and Paul Scofield) and the short ballet film Spanish Fiesta (1942).

That Lady

She lost an eye in a duel defending the honor of her king Philip II of Spain, (played by Paul Scofield who earned a BAFTA award for his portrayal of the smoldering, sexually frustrated Philip).

That Lady is also of interest because was an early directorial effort by Terence Young who went on to direct three classic James Bond films: Dr. No, From Russia With Love, and Thunderball, and because Christopher Lee plays a bit part as Captain of the Guard.



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Geneviève Petau de Maulette

Family tradition holds that Lady Glenluce served as the French instructor to the eldest daughter of King James I and Queen Anne of Denmark, Princess Elizabeth.

Lady of the Forest

In an article published in the Journal of Gender Studies, Jane Tolmie stated that Lady of the Forest was another in a long line of contemporary fantasy novels that depicted women having to endure acts of rape, violence, and oppression as "aspects of a continuum rather than as isolated difficulties" – Marian for instance is subjected to abductions and attempted forced marriage.