Britain's highest-paid film star ended up almost penniless in tiny council flat
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But his extraordinary rise to the top was followed by an equally dramatic fall, which eventually saw him living in a tiny council flat in West London, almost entirely cut off from…
As one of the biggest heartthrobs in British cinema, a handsome leading man tipped to rival Hollywood's biggest stars, Anthony Steel enjoyed fame, fortune and a glamorous marriage to one of the world's most photographed women. It is not an understatement to say they were the Posh 'n' Becks of their day.
His big break came in 1950 when he was cast as one of three British prisoners of war attempting to escape in The Wooden Horse. The film became one of the biggest box-office hits of the year and established him as a leading man.
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