Mary Whitehouse (I) (1910–2001)

Mary Whitehouse was born on June 13, 1910 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England as Constance Mary ...

Born: June 13, 1910
Died: November 23, 2001 (age 91)

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Filmography

Known For

D.O.A. Herself - Anti-Smut Crusader (1980)
Some You Win Herself (1984)
Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape Herself (2010)
Known For

Highway Herself (1984)
Archive footage

British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016)
Respectable - The Mary Millington Story (2016)
That's So... (2016)
The Culture Show (2013)
Arena (2013)
Unforgettable: The Sweeney (2012)
The 70s (2012)
Timeshift (2011)
Sex and the Sitcom (2011)
The One Show (2011)
The Last Chance Saloon (2010)
The Matrix Revisited (2009)
John Mortimer: A Life in Words (2009)
Call the Cops (2008)
Comedy Connections (2008)
50 Greatest Comedy Catchphrases (2008)
Channel 4 at 25 (2007)
A Matter of Time (2007)
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
The Secret Life of Brian (2007)
Forty Years of Fuck (2005)
Favouritism (2005)
Doctor Who Confidential (2005)
Banned in the UK (2005)
X-Rated: The TV They Tried to Ban (2005)
Sex in the 70s (2005)
The Truth About 60s TV (2004)
X-Rated (2004)
Serial Thrillers (2004)
Heroes of Comedy (1999)
Archive footage

Carry on Snogging (1998)
The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1986)

Did You Know

She was a fierce opponent of Till Death Us Do Part (1965) for its strong language, Doctor Who (1963) for what she described as its "nightmare qualities" and the comedian Benny Hill for his sexy sketches.

Quotes

If they didn't show it on the screen, most people wouldn't know about oral sex.

Star Sign

Gemini

Personal Details

Born

Constance Mary Hutcheson
June 13, 1910
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK

Died

November 23, 2001 (age 91)
Colchester, Essex, England, UK

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