▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Louis ▁Mer c anton ▁Category : B rit ish ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : B rit ish ▁black - and - white ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Mary ▁Williams ▁( 1 8 8 3 - 1 9 7 7 ) ▁was ▁a ▁distinguished ▁Wel sh ▁academic ▁of ▁modern ▁languages . ▁Kn own ▁by ▁her ▁pe ers ▁as ▁a ▁pione er ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁compar ative ▁medieval ▁literature , ▁more ▁especially ▁the ▁origin ▁and ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁Arthur ian ▁Roman ces , ▁she ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Offic ier ▁d ’ A cadem ie ▁and ▁Che val ier ▁de ▁la ▁Leg ion ▁d ’ H onneur ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Mary ▁Williams ▁was ▁the ▁elder ▁daughter ▁of ▁Rev d . ▁John ▁Williams ▁and ▁Mrs ▁Jane ▁Williams ▁of ▁Aber yst w yth , ▁Card ig ans hire . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁Jenn ie ▁Williams ▁( M rs ▁R . ▁R ugg les ▁G ates ) ▁and ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁a ▁Wel sh ▁Pres by ter ian ▁household . ▁Her ▁great ▁a unt ▁jo e ▁died ▁of ▁cancer ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ten ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁only ▁ 3 . ▁Williams ▁attended ▁Aber yst w yth ▁Element ary ▁School ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twelve , ▁was ▁en rolled ▁at ▁Cam den ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁North ▁London ▁Colleg iate