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  Roy Redgrave - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
Roy Redgrave was born as George Ellsworthy Redgrave in 1871 in England.
He was a successful silent film actor and the head of the large Redgrave acting dynasty along with wife Margaret Scudamore.
He lived much of his life in Australia and died in Sydney on May 25, 1922.
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  Steven Redgrave
2) " Redgrave" -- As to Steven Redgrave
Redgrave is the family name of a group of British people that have worked in film and television mainly as actors and actresses.
Vanessa Redgrave and Tony Richardson; 1962 – 1967 (divorced)
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  Michael Redgrave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, KBE, CBE ( March 20, 1908 — March 21, 1985) was an English actor and the son of the Australian silent film star Roy Redgrave and the actress Margaret Scudamore.
Redgrave was knighted in 1959 and he was married to the actress Rachel Kempson for fifty years from 1935 until his death.
He is the father of actor Corin Redgrave and actresses Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave, as well as the grandfather of the actresses Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson, Jemma Redgrave and actor Carlo Gabriel Nero (son of Vanessa and Franco Nero).
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 Michael Redgrave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sir Michael Redgrave ( March 20, 1908 - March 21, 1985) was an English actor.
Born in Buckinghamshire, the son of Australian silent film star Roy Redgrave, he attended Cambridge University and briefly taught school before becoming an actor in 1934.
He is the father of actors Lynn Redgrave, Corin Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave, and the grandfather of Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson and Jemma Redgrave.
www.encyclopedia-online.info /Michael_Redgrave   (161 words)

  
 Lost grandpa of Redgrave dynasty lies in Vaucluse - Arts - www.smh.com.au
George Ellsworthy "Roy" Redgrave, who died in Sydney on May 25, 1922, was a dashing actor who led a rumbustious career on and off stage.
Markham said her extended Redgrave family was fascinated by the Sydney link in the family's history.
"Roy wrote that he felt all alone when he died and that is such a sad thing to read," she said.
www.smh.com.au /news/Arts/Lost-grandpa-of-Redgrave-dynasty-lies-in-Vaucluse/2005/03/13/1110649055125.html   (541 words)

  
 Michael Redgrave - The films, movies, cinema, biography of British movie actor
Despite a certain chilliness in his film persona, Redgrave had arguably the most sustained screen career of any of the theatrical knights of his day.
The son of actors, Roy Redgrave and Margaret Scudamore; Michael was born on the 20th March 1908 and attended Clifton College and then studied at Cambridge University.
In 1959, Redgrave was knighted for his achievements in his chosen field.
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 Sir Michael Redgrave — FactMonster.com
Son of silent-film actor Roy Redgrave, Michael Redgrave had a prodigious career in theater and film, including acting, directing, and producing.
Redgrave - Redgrave Redgrave, family of English actors.
Lynn Redgrave - Lynn Redgrave actress Born: 3/8/1943 Birthplace: London, England Already a veteran of television...
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 Michael Redgrave
Michael Redgrave's memory has been partially eclipsed by the acting dynasty he left behind.
He was born into a theatrical family, the result of a short-lived marriage between Roy Redgrave and Margaret Scudamore (best remembered as the JP's mother in A Canterbury Tale).
His mother's second marriage gave Redgrave the financial security necessary in those days for a decent education.
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 Roy Redgrave
George Ellsworthy "Roy" Redgrave, Lynn's grandfather, made his theatrical debut in 1899 and by 1902 appeared at Sadlers Wells Theatre, topping the bill with the outrageous title "Roy Redgrave - Dramatic Cock o' the North." Later he starred in popular stage productions in London, many at the Brittania Theatre in Hoxton.
He left his wife and young son, Michael, to find his fortune in Australia, where he became a star of silent pictures such as ROBBERY UNDER ARMS (1920).
After his death in 1922, he was buried in an unmarked grave in Sydney.
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 RP ONLINE
Als Sohn der Schauspieler Margaret Scudamore und Roy Redgrave kommt Michael in Bristol zur Welt und will eigentlich gar nicht zum Theater.
Er beginnt eine Laufbahn als Lehrer und arbeitet nebenbei als freier Journalist, und ist in den Augen seiner Schüler einer der besten und geduldigsten.
Michael Redgrave geht schon auf die 30 zu, als sich seine Begabung doch nicht mehr bremsen ließ: Er muss zur Bühne.
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 The Redgraves
The Redgraves in their London Flat, 1959 (From left: Vanessa, Rachel, Michael, Corin, Lynn)
Perhaps the most illustrious family of actors in theatre and film, the Redgraves have been treading the boards and flickering across the silver screen for over 70 years.
Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, Lynn's parents, 1949 for the film THE CAPTIVE HEART
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 screenonline: Redgrave, Sir Michael (1908-1985) Biography
Roy Boulting, 1947), and, from the mid 1950s, gave any number of well-wrought character studies.
Redgrave are all actors, as are his grandchildren,
Biographies: A Family and Its Fortunes by Rachel Kempson (1986), Michael Redgrave: My Father by Corin Redgrave (1995).
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 Michael Redgrave   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Born in Buckinghamshire, the son of Australia n silent film star Roy Redgrave, he attended Cambridge University and briefly taught school before becoming an actor in 1934.
Redgrave Family History Research on the Northamptonshire lineage, compiled by Malcolm Redgrave.
Astrocartography of Vanessa Redgrave Biography of the actress and activist, focus on how the planetary metaphors of Saturn and Uranus were reflected in her life and work, by astrocartographer Rob Couteau.
www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Michael_Redgrave.html   (388 words)

  
 Michael_Redgrave   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
'''Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave''' was born in Bristol on March 20, 1908 and died in Denham on March 21, 1985.
He was an English actor and the son of the Australia n silent film star Roy Redgrave and the actress Margaret Scudamore.
He is the father of the actors Corin Redgrave and Carlo Gabriel Nero and the actresses Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave, as well as the grandfather of the actresses Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson and Jemma Redgrave.
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 Roy Redgrave - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Roy Redgrave was born as George Ellsworthy Redgrave in 1871 in England.
He was a successful silent film actor and the head of the large Redgrave acting dynasty along with his second wife the actress Daisy Scudamore (1885-1958).
He lived much of his life in Australia and died in Sydney on May 25, 1922, aged fifty.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roy_Redgrave   (92 words)

  
 Guardian | The secrets of their success
Michael's father and mother were actors: Roy Redgrave, a popular barnstormer billed as the Dramatic Cock of the North, even ended up a pioneer figure in Australian silent cinema.
It is no accident that Michael Redgrave's one work of fiction was a Gothic novella, The Mountebank's Tale, concerning a pure classical actor and his extrovert showman double, or that his highly articulate essays on acting are called Mask or Face.
The divided self was Redgrave's private predicament and theatrical glory - and it explains the extraordinary hold that this prolific family has had on the public imagination.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4708440-110432,00.html   (1079 words)

  
 Spectator, The: Full marks for originality
Roy Redgrave must be one of the few Englishmen alive to have been witness to the guillotine.
Roy Redgrave almost left, but nothing seemed to be boring as long as he was a part of it.
Roy Redgrave's account of life there may not be as gripping as John le Carre, but it's a lot funnier and probably no less accurate.
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 Encyclopedia: Michael Redgrave   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave ( March 20, 1908 - March 21, 1985) was an English actor.
Born in Bristol, the son of the Australian silent film star Roy Redgrave and the actress Margaret Scudamore, he graduated from Cambridge University and was briefly a schoolmaster before becoming an actor in 1934.
He is the father of the actor Corin Redgrave and the actresses Lynn Redgrave and Vanessa Redgrave, and the grandfather of the actresses Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson and Jemma Redgrave.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Michael-Redgrave   (258 words)

  
 Redgrave enjoying life -- and 'Peter Pan'
Her father was the late screen star Sir Michael Redgrave; her mother is noted stage and screen actress Rachel Kempson, 93.
Redgrave, 60, followed in her parents' footsteps, beginning with her film debut in 1963 with ''Tom Jones.'' Her breakthrough came with the title role in 1966's ''Georgy Girl,'' and she's since appeared in dozens of films, including ''Shine'' and ''Gods and Monsters,'' for which she received an Oscar nomination.
Redgrave couldn't turn it down, so off she went to Australia for three months to make the movie.
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 Litchfield County Times - News - 09/12/2003 - Lynn Redgrave's Latest Role Gets Raves in Kent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Redgrave, a 40-year veteran of stage, screen, radio and television who purchased a home in the community in 2002, has agreed to be honorary chairman of tomorrow's Harvest Ball being held by the Kent Land Trust.
Redgrave said she was drawn to the region because her son and his family live close by.
Redgrave and her siblings, Vanessa and Corin, carried on a family tradition in pursuing careers on the stage.
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 Lynn Redgrave gossip and images   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The daughter of actor Michael Redgrave and younger sister of actress Vanessa, Lynn was on the plump side when she began her movie career but later slimmed down and became a svelte leading lady with a cheeky sense of humor.She worked on Broadway and television, and was a longtime spokeswoman for Weight Watchers foods.
In 1979 she starred in the TV sitcom "House Calls," but said she was fired two years later for wanting to breast-feed her baby on the set.
Redgrave sued, and later claimed that as a result of the brouhaha, she was fllisted in Hollywood; indeed, no roles-decent or otherwise-seemed to come her way.
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 Sir Michael Redgrave | Biography (1908-1985)
A professional by 1934, Redgrave made his London debut in Love's Labours Lost in 1936, and that same year appeared in an uncredited role in his first film, Hitchcock 's The Secret Agent (1936).
In 1959, Redgrave was knighted for his achievements in his chosen field.
Long married to actress Rachel Kempson, who died in 2003, Michael Redgrave was the father of actors Vanessa, Corin and Lynn Redgrave ; and the grandfather of actresses Jemma Redgrave, Natasha and Joely Richardson.
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 Books | A god without a cloud
Alan Strachan is right to point out that when John Gielgud's obituaries were written, and his place in the theatrical pantheon assessed, Michael Redgrave was inexplicably omitted from the list of Britain's greatest 20th-century actors.
Inevitably, Redgrave, whose last major creation was Jaraby in The Old Boys (directed by Strachan) at the Mermaid in 1971, is remembered by fewer theatre-goers than the other great actors who all had Indian summers well into their 70s.
Redgrave was plunged into the inevitable Oedipal alienation, in addition to resenting what he felt to be the bourgeois nature of their new life.
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 Recent Advances in Gastroenterology 7 :: Recent Advances in Gastroenterology 7 books, reviews and more
Roy Prentice Basler "Sex Symbolism and Psychology in Literature".
Roy R Jr Craig Roy C Craig "Mechanics of Materials".
Roy Richard Grinker "In the Arms of Africa The Life of Colin M Turnbull"
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 Amazon.ca: Video: Isadora [IMPORT]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Duncan was a remarkable woman who vowed never to get married [though she finally did] in an age where marriage was most women's singular goal.
Redgrave is stunning as Isadora, and her inspired performance makes the movie well worth watching.
Redgrave's American accent may wander a bit, but she holds nothing back in baring Isadora's soul to us.
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 Anecdote - Vanessa Redgrave - Vanessa Redgrave: A Star is Born   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
"Vanessa Redgrave's present status was prophesied on the day of her birth by no less a luminary than Sir Laurence Olivier.
Michael's father, Roy Redgrave, starred in many of the first silent films to come out of Australia, while his wife (Vanessa's mother) was another famed performer, Rachel Kempson.
Redgrave, Vanessa (1937-) British actress [noted for her roles in various films ]
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 Biography for Lynn Redgrave   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Aunt of Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson, Luke Redgrave and Jemma Redgrave.
Both she and her sister, Vanessa Redgrave, were nominated for the 1966 Best Actress Academy Award.
The daughter of actor Michael Redgrave and younger sister of actress Vanessa, Lynn was on the plump side when she began her movie career but later slimmed down and became a svelte leading lady with a cheeky sense of humor.
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 For Vanessa Redgrave, acting is a family tradition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Redgraves are the English dynasty of actors.
The stage family stretches back five generations to Roy Redgrave (1872-1922), who starred in the English theater and Australian films.
Redgrave: There may have been; I wasn't at all aware of it.
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