Gillian Cross
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 78 |
| Web site | www.gillian-cross.co.uk |
| Date of birth | December 24,1945 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Nationality | British |
| English | |
| Movies/Shows | The Demon Headmaster |
| Job | Author |
| Novelist | |
| Education | University of Oxford |
| North London Collegiate School | |
| University of Sussex | |
| Somerville College | |
| Awards | Carnegie Medal |
| Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 9 to 11 years | |
| Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| Nominations | Carnegie Medal for Writing |
| Edgar Award for Best Juvenile | |
| Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | |
| Angus Book Award | |
| Children | 4 |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 531396 |
The Great Elephant Chase
After Tomorrow
Facing the Demon Headmaster
The Revenge of the Demon Headmaster
The Demon Headmaster Strikes Again
The Prime Minister's Brain
Wolf
LA Cabana En El Arbol
Where I Belong
Calling a dead man
Pictures in the dark
The Odyssey
The Nightmare Game
Tightrope
The black room
Born of the sun
UN Mapa De Ninguna Parte/a Map of Nowhere
The Dark Behind the Curtain
Roman Beanfeast
The Tree House
Roscoe's Leap
On the Edge
Chartbreak
Phoning a dead man
Down with the Dirty Danes
The Iron Way
Shadow Cat
The Cupcake Wedding
Beware of the Demon Headmaster
Save Our School
Amber's Song
Swimathon!
Gobbo the Great
Rent-A- Genius
Posh Watson
The Crazy Shoe Shuffle
The Ghost Tower
Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: Two of the Greatest Stories Ever Told
The monster from underground
Brother Aelred's Feet
The Mintyglo Kid
Twin and Super-twin
Rescuing Gloria
Beware Olga!
A Whisper of Lace
What Will Emily Do ?
Revolt at Ratcliffe's rags
Jason Banks and the Pumpkin of Doom
The Runaway
The dark ground
Gillian Cross Life story
Gillian Claire Cross is a British author of children's books. She won the 1990 Carnegie Medal for Wolf and the 1992 Whitbread Children's Book Award for The Great Elephant Chase.
Demon Headmaster actor Terrence Hardiman dies aged 86
By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporter
Actor Terrence Hardiman , best known for playing the title role in The Demon Headmaster, has died aged 86.
His agent announced The News with " great sadness" describing him as " beloved client and much-loved stage and screen actor".
Hardiman petrified A Generation of kids with his performance in the CBBC series, which first ran from 1996 to 1998.
He reprised The Role for a cameo when the series was rebooted in 2019.
Based on The Children 's books of the Same Name by Gillian Cross , The Demon Headmaster saw Hardiman's lead character cut a frightening figure.
He kept his piercing Green Eyes largely hidden, ominously, behind dark glasses, only removing them to hypnotise his victims after telling them: " Look into my eyes. "
'Horrible character'around The Time of his slight return in 2019, Hardiman recalled what he first thought about being cast to play him.
" I thought, 'what a horrible character. How lovely. A real villain of a piece. Why Not ?'"
He went on to say he had had " no idea" that the series would Go On to be so popular with children and adults alike.
" I started to be recognised in The Street , especially as I lived near schools around here, in North West London, " he explained. " And there were People - youngsters - Looking at me, and shouting out at me, and making fun of me, which is very healthy.
" It stopped me being too grand! "
Born in 1937 in East London , Hardiman studied English at the University of Cambridge, where he got the acting bug.
He performed for university's amateur dramatic club, alongside future big names including Derek Jacobi .
A star of the screen and stage, Hardiman appeared as Mephistophilis in Doctor Faustus at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, in 1968.
He went on to appear in other TV series such as The Crown , Doctor Who and Prime Suspect , as well as Wallander, often playing figures of authority.
His other credits include Bergerac, Colditz, Minder and Secret Army .
Hardiman is Survived By his wife Rowena and Two Children .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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