Constable (1960), Carry On Regardless (1961), Carry On Cruising (1962) and Carry On Cabby (1963). Retirement and death Cannon married Ernst Littmann in London in 1945. They remained married until her death in 1972. Cannon, whose first name sometimes appears incorrectly as "Esme", retired in 1964 after Hide and Seek. She died in 1972 at the age of 66 and is buried at Saint-Benoît-la-Forêt in France. Her elusiveness was such that her former colleagues and friends discovered she had died only after a "Where are They Now?" feature appeared in Films and Filming a number of years after her death. She was played by the actress Marcia Warren in the 2011 TV play Hattie, a drama based on the career of Hattie Jacques. The play featured a number of scenes with the two actresses on the set of Carry On Cabby (her antepenultimate role) with Cannon characterised as being disenchanted with acting and proposing leaving show business. Selected filmography The Man Behind the Mask (1936) – Waitress (uncredited) The Five Pound Man (1937) – Lucy Cotton Queen (1937) – Telephonist (uncredited) The Last Adventurers (1937) – Polly Shepherd I See Ice (1938) – Bride (uncredited) It's in the Air (1938) – Sir Philip's Maid (uncredited) Trouble Brewing (1939) – Maid (uncredited) The Nursemaid Who Disappeared (1939) – Mary – Nursemaid (uncredited) I Met a Murderer (1939) – Blonde Camper The Spy in Black (1939) – Maggie (uncredited) Poison Pen (1939) – Mrs Warren Contraband (1940) – Erik Skold's Niece (uncredited) The Briggs Family (1940) – Myrtle Quiet Wedding (1941) – (uncredited) Asking for Trouble (1942) – Ada The Young Mr. Pitt (1942) – Servant at Lord Auckland's (uncredited) It's in the Bag (1944) – Commandant W.T.C. (uncredited) Fanny by Gaslight (1944) – Maid (uncredited) A Canterbury Tale (1944) – Agnes The Way Ahead (1944) – Mrs. Brewer English Without Tears (1944) – Queenie Don't Take It to Heart (1944) – Maid The Years Between (1946) – Effie Holiday Camp (1947) – Elsie Dawson Jassy (1947) – Lindy Wicks Here Come the Huggetts (1948) – Youth Leader Vote for Huggett (1949) – Bit Role (uncredited) The Huggetts Abroad (1949) – Miss Hawker, Brown Owl Fools Rush In (1949) – Mrs. Atkins Marry Me! (1949) – Pleasant Little Woman (uncredited) Helter Skelter (1949) – Autograph Huntress (uncredited) Guilt Is My Shadow (1950) – Peggy Double Confession (1950) – Madam Cleo Last Holiday