# RIP Susannah York

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-susannah-york/567828>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 16, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-susannah-york/567828 "2011-01-16T16:17:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-susannah-york/567828/1 "2011-01-16T16:17:33Z")

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[Actress Susannah York Dies at 72](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12200725)

We watched her as Mrs. Cratchit in the George C Scott version of _A Christmas Carol_ last Christmas. A few months ago I watched _The Battle Of Britain_, in which she played Section Officer Maggie Harvey.

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**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-susannah-york/567828/2 "2011-01-16T17:27:03Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> A few months ago I watched _The Battle Of Britain_, in which she played Section Officer Maggie Harvey.

She was staggeringly good looking in that role. RIP

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**Author:** ![jordanr2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@jordanr2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jordanr2)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-susannah-york/567828/3 "2011-01-16T18:20:30Z")

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She was wonderful in Altman’s _Images_.

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**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-susannah-york/567828/4 "2011-01-16T21:26:11Z")

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She’ll always be Kal-El’s mother, to me.

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2011, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-susannah-york/567828/5 "2011-01-17T04:25:37Z")

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She’ll always be Margaret More to me.