Muriel Pavlow obituary
Stage and screen actor who starred in Malta Story, Reach for the Sky and Doctor at Large
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Muriel Pavlow, who has died aged 97, will be remembered as a quintessential British heroine on stage and screen. This meant being well spoken and standing by her man through thick and thin, particularly in the staid England of the 1950s. Not only did she fulfil these requirements admirably, but she established herself as a compelling presence.

As a J Arthur Rank contract player, Pavlow waited bravely for pilots Alec Guinness in Malta Story (1953) and Kenneth More in Reach for the Sky (1956) to return safely from missions during the second world war, and was the steadfast nurse who loves accident-prone Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde), the medical student in Doctor in the House (1954) – the first in the popular series.



Seen here along with Kenneth More in Reach For The Sky.

Me and the wife we're only talking about her 3 weeks ago, just after we had watched Murder She Said. RIP another sad loss.

Sad loss. Time to watch my copy of Reach for the Sky again soon.