In 1987 she appeared as Mary Shelley in Gothic, Ken Russell's lurid take on the visit by the Shelley's and Lord Byron to the Villa Diodati which resulted in Mary Shelley writing Frankenstein.

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More cracks have since appeared in the cliff top at St Mary's churchyard and warning signs have been installed along the pathway.

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In 1941, Ruby Elzy appeared in Birth of the Blues with Bing Crosby and Mary Martin.

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In 1987, hankering for more serious roles, he joined Kenneth Branagh's Renaissance Theatre Company where he took on a number of stage roles and appeared in Branagh's films of Henry V and Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.

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