Sir John Mills

@Actors, Birthday and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sir John Mills was an English actor whose film career lasted for around seven decades British Film & Theater Personalities Actors Pisces Celebrities Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, popularly known as John Mills, was an English actor whose film career lasted for around seven decades. He was born and brought up in Norfolk, England and was interested in acting from an early age. He did a few musicals in the beginning of his career, which got him enough attention to get work in the movies in supporting roles. During World War II, he became a part of Royal Engineers and was soon made the second lieutenant, but he left military service because of a stomach ulcer and joined back movies. This time he got his first lead role in the movie’ Great Expectations’ and from there on he did movies one after the other. He did many movies with his daughter Hayley such as, ‘The Parent Trap’, ‘Pollyanna’, 'The Truth About Spring', 'The Chalk Garden' and 'The Family Way'. He did some memorable roles on the British television as well, such as the title character in ‘Quatermass’. Mills was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) and was knighted by the queen. He married dramatist Mary Hayley Bell and had two daughters with her, Hayley and Juliet. They both are also known figures in the British entertainment business.

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Birthday: February 22, 1908 Died on: April 23, 2005 Nationality: British Famous: Film & Theater Personalities, Actors Spouses: Aileen Raymond (m. 1927–1941), Mary Hayley Bell (m. 1941–2005) Known as: Lewis Ernest Watts Mills Childrens: Hayley Mills Information Detail Birthday February 22, 1908 Died on April 23, 2005 Nationality British Famous Film & Theater Personalities, Actors Spouses Aileen Raymond (m. 1927–1941), Mary Hayley Bell (m. 1941–2005) Known as Lewis Ernest Watts Mills Childrens Hayley Mills Birth Place North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK Gender Male Father Lewis Mills Sun Sign Pisces Born in North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK Famous as Actor Died at Age 97

North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK

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In 1927, Mills got married to the actress Aileen Raymond. The couple got divorced after 14 years of being married. He was again married to the dramatist Mary Hayley Bell in 1941 and they both lived together in The Wick, London till his death. Unsplash Personal Life

Mills and Bell had two daughters: Juliet Maryon Mills and Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills in 1941 and 1946. Juliet went on to become a television star and Hayley became a movie star and worked with Mills in many movies. Unsplash Personal Life

He died at the age of 97 in 2005, after suffering from a chest infection in Denham, Buckinghamshire. Lady Mills died just a few months after him and they both are buried side by side in Denham Churchyard. Unsplash Personal Life

John Mills was born in North Elmham, Norfolk and grew up in Belton, a Norfolk Village. His father was the headmaster of the village school in Felixstowe, Suffolk, where Mills lived with his family on Ham’s Road. Unsplash Childhood & Early Years

Mills went to the Balham Grammar School, Sir John Leman High School and Norwich High School for Boys. After school, he worked as a clerk in Ipswich and then went to London to work as a commercial traveler for a Company. Unsplash Childhood & Early Years

In 1929, Mills acted professionally for the first time in ‘The Five O’Clock Girl’ at the London Hippodrome. It was a West End production. He also starred in Noel Coward’s cabaret ‘Words and Music’, again produced under West End. Unsplash Career

In 1932, Mills appeared in his first motion picture, titled ‘The Midshipmaid’. The movie was a British comedy directed by Albert de Courville; Mills did not get a leading role in the movie. He worked along with Jessie Matthews, Basil Sydney, etc. Unsplash Career

In 1939, he appeared in the movie ‘Goodbye, Mr Chips’, a British romantic drama, based on the novel by James Hilton, directed by Sam Wood. He got the chance to work with actors like Robert Donat and Greer Garson. Unsplash Career

From 1939–1942, Mills took part in World War II. He was enlisted in the Royal Engineers and became the Second Lieutenant. He was discharged from the army because of stomach ulcer and he joined back the film industry. He starred in Noel Coward’s ‘In which We Serve’ in 1942. Unsplash Career

In 1946, Mills played the lead role in the ‘Great Expectations’, a British drama based on Charles Dickens’ novel with the same title, directed by David Lean. He starred along with Bernard Miles, Finlay Currie, etc. and the movie won two Oscars. Unsplash Career

Mills featured in the movie ‘So Well Remembered’ with his daughters Juliet and Hayley. Unsplash Trivia

Information	Detail
Birthday	February 22, 1908
Died on	April 23, 2005
Nationality	British
Famous	Film & Theater Personalities, Actors
Spouses	Aileen Raymond (m. 1927–1941), Mary Hayley Bell (m. 1941–2005)
Known as	Lewis Ernest Watts Mills
Childrens	Hayley Mills
Birth Place	North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Gender	Male
Father	Lewis Mills
Sun Sign	Pisces
Born in	North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK
Famous as	Actor
Died at Age	97

Sir John Mills

British

Feb 22, 1908

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North Elmham, Norfolk, England, UK