- Esma Cannon
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name = Esma Cannon
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caption = Publicity still of Esma Cannon
birthname = Esma Ellen Charlotte Cannon
birthdate = birth date|1905|12|27|df=y
location =Randwick, New South Wales ,Australia
deathdate = death date and age|1972|10|18|1905|12|27|df=y
deathplace =United Kingdom
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othername = Esme Cannon
yearsactive = 1937–1963
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notable role = "Carry On films "
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tonyawards =Esma Cannon (
27 December 1905 [ [http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/RITAWEBB/actress/esmacannon.htm Welcome to Rita's Bleedin' Webbsite! ] ] –18 October 1972 ) was a diminutiveAustralian born characteractress , who came to Britain in the early 1930s.Her film debut was in "
The Last Adventurers " (1937), and she appeared in 64 films over the next 26 years. She had small parts in three earlyPowell and Pressburger films: "The Spy in Black " (1939), "Contraband" (1940) and "A Canterbury Tale " (1944).She is perhaps best remembered for her roles in the "
Carry On films ": "Carry On Constable " (1960), "Carry On Regardless " (1961), "Carry On Cruising " (1962) and "Carry On Cabby " (1963).She also appeared on British television, as Brother Lil in "
The Rag Trade " (1961-1963)She retired in 1963 and died in 1972.
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* [http://www.carryonline.com Carry On Line: Official Website of the Carry On films] Detailed information on the Carry Ons
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