Actors/Actresses who ended up destitute

[Windthrop]

Lord Miles ended up penniless in the end having been ousted from The Mermaid Theatre and having devoted his life to it.



John Mills was very nearly spent up in the end.



Happens to the best of them.

[Brief Encounter]

If John was spent up, it's probably because he had enough time to spend it all

[seanflynn76]

With John Mills, I think it had more to do with the upkeep of his wifes medical bills. Mary Bell was the writer of "Whistle Down The Wind", which starred Alan Bates and their daughter Hayley. In the mid 90's Mary Bell was struck down with Alzheimers, and this was the main reason Mills carried on working till the end of his 97 years......

[Windthrop]

name='Brief Encounter']If John was spent up, it's probably because he had enough time to spend it all

name='seanflynn76']With John Mills, I think it had more to do with the upkeep of his wifes medical bills. Mary Bell was the writer of "Whistle Down The Wind", which starred Alan Bates and their daughter Hayley. In the mid 90's Mary Bell was struck down with Alzheimers, and this was the main reason Mills carried on working till the end of his 97 years......

I think you're both right. His generation never expected to live that long but with his famous use of the Hay diet he kept very fit to the end. Also in his case his highest earning years were during years of crippling taxation and he loyally refused to become a tax exile. He was nearly wiped out financially at the age of 60 after an argument with the inland revenue and had to virtually start again with his savings.

[CaptainWaggett]

I think celebrity destitution is rather different from pleb destitution though. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Sir Johnny left £399,685 in his will (I assume this doesn't include property).

[dubster75]

name='AdobeFlats']I'm sure Barry Evans was also in at least one of the 'Confessions of...' series?

he wasn't in any of the confession films but did star in the adventures of a taxi driver

[Windthrop]

name='CaptainWaggett']I think celebrity destitution is rather different from pleb destitution though. According to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Sir Johnny left £399,685 in his will (I assume this doesn't include property).

With his standard of living it wouldn't have lasted long had he lived.