GLENDA JACKSON and BEN CROSS
Glenda Jackson and Ben Cross sign an album leaf.
Signature: "Glenda Jackson", on verso "Ben Cross", 4¾x3¾ pink album leaf. On stage, screen, and television, powerhouse actress Jackson, born in 1936, displays a fierce intelligence and a brazen toughness. She worked closely with director Ken Russell, first appearing in his adaptation of D. H. Lawrence's Women in Love (1969) as Gudrun. The role earned Jackson the first of two Academy Awards. In 1971, she was nominated for another Oscar for Sunday, Bloody Sunday, and earned her second award for the romantic comedy A Touch of Class (1973). In 1971, Jackson also won an Emmy for playing Queen Elizabeth on the highly acclaimed British miniseries Elizabeth R. Other notable television appearances include the title role in the moving account of Patricia Neal's recovery from a stroke, The Patricia Neal Story (1981). She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1978. Jackson is currently a Labour Member of Parliament in England as of this biography, and has been since 1992. BEN CROSS (born 1947) has appeared in an extensive array of films, plays and TV roles since first appearing in A Bridge Too Far (1977). In 1981 he portrayed Harold Abrahams in the critically acclaimed film Chariots of Fire. Since that time he has appeared in such TV series as Dark Shadows (1991) and Hallmark's Icon (2005).His latest movie roles are in The Mechanik (2005) and Undisputed 2 (2006). Lightly soiled at edges. Otherwise, fine condition.