News about Roland Penrose

In 2003 the playwright Sir David Hare unveiled a blue plaque at 21 Downshire Hill, the London house where the glamorous and intrepid photographer Lee Miller lived with her husband Roland Penrose. David Hare had written a screenplay of Miller's life, in which first Nicole Kidman and then Cate Blanchett were slated to play the lead. Sadly this was never produced. Instead, we have Lee, the biopic with Kate Winslet in the title role which opens in cinemas on Friday (Sept 13th) - a film which fails to capture the unique essence of this woman who intrigued, captivated and infuriated in equal measure.