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Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English actor and filmmaker. He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), as well as two BAFTA nominations for Best British Actor for his performances in The Night My Number Came Up (1955) and Time ...
Actor: The Lady Vanishes. Sir Michael Redgrave was of the generation of English actors that gave the world the legendary John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, Britain three fabled "Theatrical Knights" back in the days when a knighthood for thespian was far more rare than it is today. A superb actor, Redgrave himself was a charter ...
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- Bristol, England, UK
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- Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Actor: The Lady Vanishes. Sir Michael Redgrave was of the generation of English actors that gave the world the legendary John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson and Laurence Olivier, Britain three fabled "Theatrical Knights" back in the days when a knighthood for thespian was far more rare than it is today.
- March 20, 1908
- March 21, 1985
The Redgrave family is a British acting dynasty, spanning five generations. Members of the family worked in theatre beginning in the nineteenth century, and later in film and television. Some family members have also written plays and books.
Jun 5, 2024 · Michael Redgrave, premier British stage and film actor, noted for his intellectual performances. Among his best-known films are The Lady Vanishes (1938), Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), The Browning Version (1951), The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), and Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969).
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Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, manager and author known for his roles in The Lady Vanishes, Dead of Night, The Browning Version, The Dam Busters, Secret Beyond the Door..., and in Mourning Becomes Electra.
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SIR MICHAEL REDGRAVE, CBE, MA, actor/manager, author, director, teacher, was born in Bristol, March 20, 1908 and died in London March 21, 1985, a victim of Parkinson's disease.