The Woman He Loved is a 1988 British HTV made-for-television romantic drama film for ITV about the abdication of Edward VIII. Directed by Charles Jarrott, it stars Anthony Andrews, Jane Seymour and Olivia de Havilland. Jane Seymour was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film at the 46th Golden Globe Awards and Julie Harris was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie.[1][2] Costume designer Robin Fraser-Paye was also nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Costume Design for a Miniseries or a Special. It was partly shot at Shirenewton Hall in Monmouthshire. This was Olivia de Havilland's final acting role, before her death in 2020.
| The Woman He Loved | |
|---|---|
 Jane Seymour and Anthony Andrews | |
| Genre | Romantic drama |
| Written by | William Luce |
| Directed by | Charles Jarrott |
| Starring | Anthony Andrews Jane Seymour Olivia de Havilland Lucy Gutteridge Tom Wilkinson Julie Harris |
| Composer | Allyn Ferguson |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Larry A. Thompson |
| Producer | William Hill |
| Cinematography | Brian Morgan |
| Editor | Terry Maisey |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Production company | Larry A. Thompson Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 3 April 1988 |
Cast
edit- Anthony Andrews as Prince of Wales
- Jane Seymour as Wallis Simpson
- Olivia de Havilland as Aunt Bessie Merryman
- Lucy Gutteridge as Thelma Furness, Viscountess Furness
- Tom Wilkinson as Ernest Simpson
- Julie Harris as Alice Warfield (Mrs Simpson's mother)
- Robert Hardy as Winston Churchill
- Phyllis Calvert as Queen Mary
- Evelyn Laye as Maud Cunard
- David Waller as Stanley Baldwin - He also appeared as Baldwin in ITV's Edward & Mrs Simpson (1978).
- Rupert Frazer as Peregrine Francis Adelbert Cust, 6th Baron Brownlow (Equerry to the Prince of Wales)
- Charlotte Mitchell as Lady Chatfield
- Margaretta Scott as Lady Wigram
- Richard Wilson as Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett
References
edit- ^ Bubbeo, Daniel (2002). The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies : with Filmographies for Each. McFarland. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-7864-1137-5. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ Orange Coast Magazine. Emmis Communications. January 1990. p. 69. ISSN 0279-0483. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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