Sexual abuse in Hollywood old at the time of its publication, but never made a statement on the subject. In 2016, actress Tippi Hedren claimed in her autobiography that in 1963, she had been sexually harassed by film director Alfred Hitchcock during the filming of the film "The Birds" and that he had forbidden other male actors to approach her. At the end of 2016, it was reported that in 1972, Marlon Brando had sexually abused actress Maria Schneider during a scene from the film "Last Tango in Paris". According to the reports, neither Brando nor director Bernardo Bertolucci warned the actress that she
Margaret Towner (actress) home in Twickenham. In 2014 Towner, who was 93 years old at the time, returned to television in a 13-episode recurring role as Edna on Ricky Gervais' Channel 4 television, "Derek". Her work on "Derek" made her one of the country's oldest working, professional actresses. Towner died on 10 April 2017 at the age of 96. She was survived by three children: two daughters and one son, actor Clive Francis. Her late husband, actor Raymond Francis, died in 1987. Margaret Towner (actress) Margaret Towner (1 October 1920 – 10 April 2017) was a veteran British stage, film, and television actress.