Miriam Karlin
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Miriam Karlin OBE |
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| Born |
Miriam Samuels 23 June 1925 Hampstead, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 3 June 2011 (aged 85) London, England, UK |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Residence | South London |
| Alma mater | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1946–2009 |
| Organization |
Royal Shakespeare Company Anti-Nazi League British Humanist Association Equity |
| Family | Michael Samuels (brother) |
Miriam Karlin, OBE (23 June 1925 – 3 June 2011) was an English actress whose career lasted for more than 60 years. She was best known for her role as Paddy in The Rag Trade, a 1960s BBC and 1970s LWT sitcom, and in particular for the character's catchphrase "Everybody out!" Her trademark throughout her career was her deep, husky voice and London accent.
Born Miriam Samuels in Hampstead, North London, she was brought up in an Orthodox Jewish family; members of her extended family were among those who later died at Auschwitz. She was the daughter of Céline (née Aronowitz) and Harry Samuels, a barrister, who specialised in industrial and trade union law. Her elder brother was Michael Samuels (1920–2010), a historical linguist responsible for the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary. When performing in one of her first radio shows, Terry-Thomas's Top of the Town, Karlin based some of the zany characters that she invented and played on people who had appeared before the rent tribunal chaired by her father.
After training at RADA, Karlin made her stage debut for the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) in wartime shows, and subsequently appeared in repertory theatre and cabaret. She appeared in productions of The Diary of Anne Frank, The Bad Seed, The Egg, Fiddler on the Roof and Bus Stop, among others. She made her film debut in 1952's Down Among the Z Men, as well as featuring in A Touch of the Sun, Room at the Top, The Millionairess, Heavens Above!, Ladies Who Do, The Small World of Sammy Lee, The Bargee, Just like a Woman, A Clockwork Orange and Mahler (by Ken Russell). In 1954 she had the part of a Martian alien in the BBC radio series Journey into Space.
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