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the couple finally hired a charwoman as they were just too busy to clean
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From Bessie’s spitfire frenemy, the charwoman Mrs. Grogan (a feisty Sarah Morris), to the blowsy, good-natured prostitute, Rosie Redmond (Anna Healy), the story conjures an entire community, then rips the tattered rug of their lives out from under them.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2023
Here, a look back at the actor's prolific life and career in photos.
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Michael Caine's Early Life
Caine had a working-class upbringing: mother Ellen was a charwoman and father Maurice, a fish porter.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
The life of the charwoman holds irony.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
His mother a tough charwoman, his father a sailor, away more often than not, Ronnie spent his childhood in London’s deprived East End until being evacuated to Oxfordshire during World War II.
—Brooke Allen, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2020
Unlike real strippers, the charwoman doffs only her cardigan.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2023
Here, a look back at the actor's prolific life and career in photos.
01
Michael Caine's Early Life
Caine had a working-class upbringing: mother Ellen was a charwoman and father Maurice, a fish porter.
—Alex Apatoff, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
The life of the charwoman holds irony.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
His mother a tough charwoman, his father a sailor, away more often than not, Ronnie spent his childhood in London’s deprived East End until being evacuated to Oxfordshire during World War II.
—Brooke Allen, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2020
Unlike real strippers, the charwoman doffs only her cardigan.
—Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Nov. 2022
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“Charwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charwoman. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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charwoman
noun
char·wom·an
ˈchär-ˌwu̇m-ən 
: a woman who does cleaning especially in a large building
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