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She brilliantly re-creates her stage role [from] Alan Bennett’s autobiographical play about Miss Shepherd." Kate Muir, of The Times, following the worldwide premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. [36] Margaret Mary Fairchild (4 January 1911 – 28 April 1989), also known as Mary Teresa Sheppard, Miss Shepherd and M T Sheppard, [1] was a British homeless woman. Hassenger, Jesse (3 December 2015). "The Lady In The Van · Film Review Maggie Smith looks for a Philomena of her own with The Lady In The Van · Movie Review · The A.V. Club". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 26 December 2016.

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Margaret Fairchild was born in 1911 in Hellingly in East Sussex, the daughter of Harriett ( née Burgess; 1879–1963) and George Bryant Fairchild (1866–1944), a surveyor and sanitary inspector. Her brother was Leopold George Fairchild (1908–1994). [2] Andrew Pulver (9 May 2014). "Nicholas Hytner to direct adaptation of Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van | Film". The Guardian . Retrieved 26 December 2016. Become a Faber Member for free and receive curated book recommendations, special competitions and exclusive discounts. Kay, Jeremy (28 July 2015). "Toronto to open with 'Demolition'; world premieres for 'Trumbo', 'The Program' | News | Screen". Screendaily.com . Retrieved 26 December 2016. There is more actually, as the ‘History Boys’ try to get admission into the best universities, the issue of getting the attention of the examiners is taken on, and so ‘the thirty prepuces of Jesus that made the rounds of churches in the Middle Ages’ are mentioned, Alan Bennett is provocative, exceptionally smart, amusing and a spectacular entertainment to read, though The Lady in The Van has many sad undertones

Sharon Feinstein (26 October 2014). "Downton dowager is happy on tramp's pay". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015 . Retrieved 26 December 2016. British author, playwright, and actor Alan Bennett appeared in Beyond the Fringe and has written numerous highly acclaimed works.

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The Lady in The Van aka Margaret Fairchild, portrayed by illustrious Maggie Smith, says she will park the vehicle near Alan Bennett’s house for three months, and ends up there for fifteen years, in a complicated relationship with the writer, and the people in the middle class, or perhaps upper middle class neighborhoodThe principal cast of Bennett's 2006 film The History Boys appear in cameo roles, with the exception of that film's "teachers", de la Tour, who has a more prominent role in this film, and Richard Griffiths, who died in 2013. This includes the "temporary teacher" (Moore) and all the "students" from that earlier film: Samuel Barnett (as Donald), [10] Samuel Anderson (as a Jehovah's Witness), Stephen Campbell Moore (as a doctor), [11] Dominic Cooper (as a theatre actor), James Corden (as a street trader), [12] Sacha Dhawan (as Doctor Malik), [13] Andrew Knott (as an ambulance driver), Clive Merrison (as a man attending confession), [11] Jamie Parker (as an estate agent), [12] and Russell Tovey (as a man with an earring).

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Justin Kroll (3 June 2014). "TriStar Productions Teams With BBC Films on Maggie Smith's 'Lady in the Van' ". Variety . Retrieved 26 December 2016. Very charming and funny, quirky I suppose, but also terribly sad. The world is full of brilliant, weird, interesting , folk, but how badly we treat anyone who doesn't fit.Faber Members have access to live and online events, special editions and book promotions, and articles and quizzes through our weekly e-newsletter. a b Guy Lodge (12 September 2015). " 'The Lady in the Van' Review: A Light Vehicle for a Grand Maggie Smith". Variety . Retrieved 26 December 2016. As the story develops, Bennett learns Miss Shepherd's true identity: Margaret Fairchild, a gifted former pupil of pianist Alfred Cortot. She had driven an ambulance in WWII, played Chopin at The Proms, attempted to become a nun twice, and was committed to an institution by her brother. She escaped, had an accident when her van was hit by a motorcyclist—for whose death she believed herself to blame—and thereafter lived in fear of arrest. Kaleem Aftab (20 September 2015). "The Lady in the Van – Film review: Maggie Smith shines in odd couple comedy". The Independent . Retrieved 26 December 2016.

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