![]() ![]() He was a year older than me and his early death at the age of 35 was a terrible blow." We did everything together, and Ken was the one I matched myself against. "I used to fight with my brother and his friends. "As a child I was a complete tomboy," she said. In her early days, Honor was very athletic a gifted sprinter and games captain at Ealing Girls School. Honor Blackman was born on 12th December 1927, in Cumberland Road, Plaistow (pronounced Plah-stow), East London. After Cathy Gale, the writers' rulebook to television would have to be completely rewritten. Before Cathy Gale, the role of the female in television drama was to be the dutiful wife or the damsel in distress waiting for the dashing male hero to rescue her. And while her name may not be on a list of 'notable historical feminists', her contribution to the cause can never be overestimated. ![]() That in itself would be a significant achievement but as Cathy Gale in The Avengers, Honor Blackman not only altered that public perception and re-characterized the role, she also single-handedly kick-started the whole 1960s 'second wave' feminist movement. Very few actresses have ever been given a role that redefines the public's vision of women on television. ![]()
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