Mary Wright Sewell Mary Wright Sewell Mary Wright Sewell (; 6 April 1797 – 10 June 1884) was an English poet and children's author. Though popular for writing juvenile bestsellers in her day, she is better known today as the mother of Anna Sewell, the author of "Black Beauty". Mary was born into the Quaker faith in 1797, and she married Isaac Sewell on the 15 June 1819 at Lamas in Norfolk. Her daughter Anna was born in 1820 and her son Philip two years later. Her husband Isaac had a number of ill-advised businesses and he declared himself bankrupt after his son
George Sewell Soldier Spy" (1979), in which he played Mendel, and the "Doctor Who" story "Remembrance of the Daleks" (1988), in which he played builder's merchant and fascist leader Ratcliffe. He also appeared frequently in films, notably "This Sporting Life" (1963), "Poor Cow" (1967) and "Get Carter" (1971). He was the subject of "This Is Your Life" in 1973 when he was surprised by Eamonn Andrews while filming scenes for the TV series "Special Branch". His brother, Danny Sewell, a former boxer, also became an actor. George Sewell died from cancer on 2 April 2007 at the age of 82. George Sewell