I have known for many years that Michael Caine lived in Sheffield circa 1960. He was learning his trade in repertory at the Sheffield Playhouse when he met a young actress named Patricia Haines (not the one of 'Edna The Inebtiate Woman' fame'). She had a very fit body and went on to be a regular in Up Pompeii.

I have in the past met folk who state that they had joined Michael for a pint or two in his preferred hostelry The Cherry Tree that is just off Carterknowle Road. I often wonder why The Cherry Tree as it is hardly the most popular pub, perhaps he was in digs in the area?

He married the now late Pat and they had a daughter called Nikki and lived in a bungalow close to Dronfield Parish Church. Nikki was brought up and lived in Sheffield after her parents split up, I have no idea if she still lives in the area.

So anymore on this guys? Well at least its different.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Haines

Interesting stuff.

My Mrs. saw him in the Green Dragon (or the Blue Stoops - I can't remember which now) many years ago, so the Dronfield bit might be right.
Struggling to think of a bungalow near them, or the church, though..

Can confirm that; my cousin went to a private school with Michael's daughter, somewhere in the region of Abbey Lane.

Off topic - sorry - but I believe the late Paul Eddington worked at Sheffield Rep.

Ref Michael Caine & Cherrytree.. Yes, he used it on occasion. Pat Haines' father was a regular & , no doubt, they came in together. Michael Parkinson also had a pint there, at least once. That's years ago, when the Cherrytree had an affluent clientelle and the conversation wasn't centred on football. How times have changed!

Paul Eddington was a rep actor at the Playhouse on Townhead Street, as was Peter Sallis before the BBC took him on to act the 60's role of Samuel Pepys and, more recently, that of Clegg in "Last Of the Summer Wine". Patrick McGoohan is another well known who lived locally.

I believe his daughter was a good horserider as well.

I believe his daughter was a good horserider as well.

Hi Pattricia, That would fit with my cousin and her older sister
who went to major shows and gymkhanas. I seem to recall their going to Kevin Francis's Equestrian Centre at Holmesfield so from Dronfield, it would be highly possible Nikki went there, too?

if you mean his daughter domonique she used to go to the same riding school as i did years ago here in sheffield,

if you mean his daughter domonique she used to go to the same riding school as i did years ago here in sheffield,

To be honest, I never knew his daughter's name until I read "Nikki" in the opening thread.

I suppose that if you were a rep actor in those days it would be hard to avoid the Playhouse. Sir Bernard Miles spent quite some time there and rented a house at the bottom end of Paradise Square (where the AA used to be, it's a solicitors office now). Kenneth Haigh and Keith Barron also did stints at the Playhouse.

If you read Michael Caines autobiography he talks about Sheffield a lot in in.

if you mean his daughter domonique she used to go to the same riding school as i did years ago here in sheffield,

You are both right,her name is Domonique but she is also known as Nikki.

According to this:
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/entertainment/film/biographies/michael_caine_biog/9
Patricia was a Sheffield girl, but by then a leading lady in Lowestoft when the couple met and married. I have books put out by the Sheffield Rep as late as 1969, before it closed down and there is no mention of an actor called Michael Caine that I noticed. Most, if not all the others mentioned in this Thread I recall being named, so whilst Mr. Caine may have spent time in Sheffield with his family (further on that bio says Patricia returned to Sheffield to live with her parents because they were so 'hard up' in London) I don't believe he ever acted at the Playhouse.

Of course, maybe I should be looking for Maurice Lillywhite or whatever the heck his name is........

:huh:

I used to work at Hodgsons camera shop (Charles Street) in the 60s and well remember selling Michael Caine a slide projector. I didn't know who he was at that time, even though he looked just as he did in 'The Ipcress file', then I noticed his cheque was signed as Michael Caine Films (or similar).