Martita Hunt's Flat
This is where the quintessential Miss Haversham lived.
Location: 7 Primrose Hill Studios, Camden, NW1 8TR
Description: Martita Hunt (1889-1969) was an Argentina-born English stage and film actress, best-remembered for her role as the mad, reclusive Miss Havisham in David Lean's Great Expectations (1946).
She was also known for The Brides Dracula (1960), Anastasia (1956) and Becket (1964).
She won a Tony Award in 1949 for Broadway debut as Countess Aurelia in the English-speaking production of The Madwoman of Chaillot.
She died of bronchial asthma here.
Later Margaret Webster also lived here.
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Other places nearby:
The Savoy Theatre», 2.4km
The Lyric Theatre», 2.1km
The Royal Opera House», 2.2km
Joe Orton lived and died here», 2.3km
Sir John Gielgud's birthplace», 3.5km
Actress Lynn Fontanne's Home», 9.5km
English National Opera», 2.3km
Thesp Alastair Sim lived here», 1.6km
The Rose Theatre», 3.3km
St Martins Theatre», 2.1km
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