Mildred Dunnock of roles in Broadway productions during the 1930s, Dunnock won praise for her performance as a Welsh school teacher in "The Corn is Green" in 1940. The 1945 film version marked her screen debut. During the 1940s she performed mainly on stage, in such dramas as "Another Part of the Forest" (1946) and "Death of a Salesman" (1949) and in the musical "Lute Song" (1946). In 1947, Dunnock became a founding member of the Actors Studio. Dunnock reprised her "Salesman" role in the 1951 film version. She originated the role of Big Mama in the Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a
Common kestrel name "tinnunculus" is Latin for "kestrel" from "tinnulus", "shrill". Common kestrel The common kestrel ("Falco tinnunculus") is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel". This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America. It has colonized a few oceanic islands, but vagrant individuals are generally rare;