Esma cannon biography of michael

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    I mentioned  Esma Cannon in a recent post– she is an actress I remember most for her role in Holiday Camp 1947.

    She was born Esma Ellen Charlotte Cannon on 27th December 1905 at Ruthsew Street, Randwick, Australia,.

    Esma’s Father (who was 33 at the time of her birth), Michael John Cannon (1871-1937) a book keeper, was born in Sydney New South Wales (he had a brother Manes Cannon born in 1873)Michael married Esma’s Mother Lavinia Grace Margaret Ward on 14th November 1895 in the same location as both of their births.

    Esma’s sister Veta Grace Doris Cannon married Jack Nimenski, but sadly  Veta died young on 31st August 1924 at St Vincent’s Private hospital, Darlinghurst in Australia.

    One can only imagine what effect this had on the then 19 year old Esma and her Mother Grace – maybe that explains why they were  inseperable for the rest of their lives after this event.

    The most likely date that she arrived in England was 1929 R

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    Esma Cannon

    Australian actress (1905–1972)

    Esma Cannon

    In The Spy in Black (1939)

    Born

    Esma Ellen Charlotte Cannon


    (1905-12-27)27 December 1905[1][2]

    Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

    Died18 October 1972(1972-10-18) (aged 66)

    Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt, Indre-et-Loire, France.

    Occupation(s)Actress and comedienne
    Years active1937–1964
    Spouse(s)Ernst Littmann (1945–1972, 27 years); one child Michael Anthony Littmann born 21 March 1946

    Esma Ellen Charlotte Littmann (néeCannon; 27 December 1905 – 18 October 1972), credited as Esme or Esma Cannon, was an Australian-born character actress who moved to Britain in the early 1930s. Although she frequently appeared on television in her latter years, Cannon is best remembered as a film actress, with a lengthy career in British productions from the 1930s to the 1960s.

    Career

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    After early experience at Minnie Everett's School of Dancing in Sydney, C

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    Esma kanon is best remembered today for her appearances in the Carry-On films, and her stint on the BBC comedy show "The Rag Trade", but her career dates back to 1909 when she was just 4 years old, she appeared in an Australlian production of 'Madame Butterfly', her stage training began at Minnie Everett's school of dancing in Sydney, Australia, she later played the part of a child in many J.C.Williamson and Tait productions, she told the Australian Woman's weekly in 1963 "I was so tiny, inom was playing children's roles even when I was an adult", How many shows she did as a child is unclear, but she was surely getting her fair share of attention at a very ung age as the report in the watchman for 12th october 1911 makes clear,under the heading Lady Deman and the Toddler, the article starts off by telling the story of a little lassie named Marjorie Sargent, who forgot her lines and was noticed by Lady Denman, who noticed the little gir