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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

I thought recently about creating such a topic, but I wanted to start with something new. Finally, this happened.

Now I'm working on an episode Never, Never Say Die for Steedumbrella, and just now found out what turns Karen Ford, who played in the mentioned episode, is married since July 1988 for Rio Fanning, who appeared in two episodes of the series. Shocked

I checked, actually, the information did not really pass anywhere else in any source relating to television and cinema.

If it's interesting how I came to it, it started with a small riddle - I thought it was interesting that the email address Karen Ford was combined with Rio Fanning. So I went to her Facebook page, where she was mentioned as Karen Fanning and there it was mentioned that she is wife of Rio.

So, look at the couple Rio Fanning and Karen Ford

Rio Fanning

Full name: James Arnold Rio Fanning

Born: November 7, 1931 in Ireland

Danvers in episode Dead Man's Treasure (1967)

Lane in episode False Witness (1968).

Karen Ford

Born February 1946 (I'm not sure for the date of February 9 as indicated on the IMDb and some other sites, because on Facebook Page of Karen one of the congratulators pointed to "Belated" on mentioned date).

Nurse in episode Never, Never Say Die (1967)

Info already posted on IMDb for these performers. Wink

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266838/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0285729/
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

The last find in this area was made in this February, when it was found out that actor Artro Morris (who played in Avengers episodes Conspiracy of Silence and How to Succeed ....At Murder) was married to an actress June Murphy (who played in Avengers episode Traitor in Zebra).

Artro Morris and June Murphy
Married on October 12, 1960.

Artro Morris

Full name: Timothy James Artro-Morris

Born: May 17, 1926 in Liverpool, England, UK
Died: February 11, 2014 (age 87) in Gwynedd, Wales, UK

James in episode Conspiracy of Silence (1963)

Henry in episode How to Succeed ....At Murder (1966)

June Murphy

Maggie in episode Traitor in Zebra (1962)

IMDb:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0606367/bio
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0614417/
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

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Patrick Macnee and Katherine Woodville (Hot Snow and Propellant 23). Wink

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QuiteQuiteFantastic · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:07 am Post subject:

Here's a couple of couples that were in The Avengers:

Anneke Wills ("Dressed to Kill", "The £50,000 Breakfast") and Michael Gough ("The Cybernauts", "The Correct Way to Kill")

Bernard Kay ("Bullseye") and Patricia Haines ("Girl on the Trapeze", "The Nutshell", "The Master Minds", "Who's Who???")

Michael
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cyberrich · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 8:37 am Post subject:

Sarah Lawson (How to succeed at murder) was married to Patrick Allen (The 13th hole). Rich.

denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

As for the interesting events in this thread, there are the following:

Ray Austin (stunt arranger, stuntman, actor, film director in "The Avengers", also the film director and coordinating producer in "The New Avengers")

married

1. Alison Seebohm (5 December 1966 - 1970) ("Build a Better Mousetrap", and as Jill Manson in the original version of episode "The Town of No Return")

2. Yasuko Nagazumi (1976 - 198?) ("Trap" TNA)

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Jeremy Young (The Avengers: "A Touch of Brimstone", "Never, Never Say Die", "The Forget-Me-Knot". The New Avengers: "Gnaws")

1. Coral Atkins (April 1959 - ?) ( divorced) (The Avengers: "Death a La Carte")

2. Kate O'Mara (1961 - 1976) (The Avengers: "Stay Tuned", and stage play The Avengers)
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

Great. Many Thanks to everyone. Looks, soon this topic will be as a good sheet to which can will periodically refer as a sort of "useful diary". Wink

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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

The Avengers

Peter Wyngarde ("A Touch of Brimstone", "Epic") and Dorinda Stevens ("Concerto"). Wink

Sadly that now the name Dorinda is not on the Peter's page on the IMDb, although recently it was. Confused

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QuiteQuiteFantastic · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 9:15 am Post subject:

mariocki · Winged Avenger Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 524

Angela Browne (Sara in Intercrime and Pamela in How To Succeed.....At Murder) was married to Francis Matthews (Chivers in The Thirteenth Hole and Collins in Mission...Highly Improbable).
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mariocki · Winged Avenger Joined: 04 Sep 2008 Posts: 524

......and of course, Joanna Lumley and Jeremy Lloyd (Berthram Fortesque Wynthrope-Smythe in From Venus With Love)
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darren · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2018 4:55 pm Post subject:

Julian Glover and Isla Blair (A Funny Thing Happened...).

hatpeg · Little Wonder Joined: 12 Nov 2008 Posts: 131

Robert Lang - Last of the Cybernauts, was married to Ann Bell - The Deadly Air (1961)

denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

Jeremy Burnham (scriptwriter and actor for some Avengers episodes) and Veronica Strong (Love All - episode written by Jeremy Burnham).
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

Eunice Gayson (Quick-Quick Slow Death)

married

1. Leigh Vance (1 July 1953 - 31 July 1959) (script of "All Done with Mirrors" The Avengers)

2. Brian Jackson (21 June 1968 - ?) ("Toy Trap" The Avengers, "Cat Amongst the Pigeons" TNA).
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denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

Wow, I just found out what turns out to be Ivy Baker, wardrobe supervisor on some Tara King episodes, was (or is) wife Robert Jones, production designer for color Avengers episodes.

So they worked together on more than a dozen Avengers episodes. Wink

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darren · Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 4:35 pm Post subject:

Do we know if Robert Jones is still alive (oh how I'd love to see any of his design drawings!)?

J.Mac3 · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2018 3:29 am Post subject:

Edwin Richfield
- All Done with Mirrors ... Barlow
- Dead Man's Treasure ... Alex
- Too Many Christmas Trees ... Dr. Felix Teasel
- The White Elephant ... Lawrence
- The Removal Men ... Bug Siegel
- Girl on the Trapeze ... Stefan

and Jan Holden
- Dial a Deadly Number ... Ruth Boardman
- The Undertakers ... Paula

Who would have thought so many guest actors in The Avengers were married to each other!

denis rigg · A Touch of Brimstone Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 2617

Yes, I think there were more than 30 couples. Wink

Ones of the other interesting persons are

Mervyn Johns

Too Many Christmas Trees (1965) ... Brandon Storey
Medium Rare (1977) ... Elderly Man

and

Diana Churchill

Medium Rare (1977) ... Dowager Lady

They played together in one scene in TNA episode Medium Rare (1977). Smile

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