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Edith Evans

Born Edith Mary Evans
February 8, 1888
London, England
Died October 14, 1976 (aged 88)
Kent, England
Spouse(s) George Booth (1925-1935)

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Born in London, the daughter of Edward Evans, a civil servant, and his wife, Caroline Ellen Foster. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. She was educated at St Michael's Church of England School, Pimlico, before being apprenticed at the age of 15 in 1903 as a milliner. Pimlico is a small area of central London in the City of Westminster that is primarily residential and well known for its collection of small hotels and impressive

Her first stage appearance was with Miss Massey's Streatham Shakespeare Players in the role of Viola in Twelfth Night in October 1910. Streatham is a place in the London Borough of Lambeth in the United Kingdom. Twelfth Night Or What You Will is a Comedy by William Shakespeare, based on the Short story "Of Apolonius and Silla" by In 1912 she was discovered by the noted producer William Poel and made her first professional appearance for Poel in August of that year, playing the role of Gautami in an obscure sixth-century Hindu classic, Sakuntala. William Poel (1852-1934 was an English actor theatrical manager and dramatist best known for his presentations of Shakespeare In Hindu mythology Shakuntala ( Sanskrit: शकुन्‍तला Śakuntalā) is the mother of Emperor Bharata and the wife of She received much attention with her performance as Cressida in Troilus and Cressida in London and subsequently at Stratford upon Avon. Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602 Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England.

Her distinguished career which spanned sixty years and during which she played over 150 different roles, included numerous works by Shakespeare, Congreve, Ibsen, Wycherley, Wilde, and contemporary playwrights including Shaw, Enid Bagnold, Christopher Fry and Coward. William Shakespeare ( baptised William Congreve ( 24 January 1670 &ndash 19 January 1729) was an English Playwright and Poet. "Ibsen" redirects here For other people named Ibsen see Ibsen (disambiguation. People with the family name Wycherley William Wycherley, (ca 1640 –1716 an English dramatist Billy Fury (Ronald Wycherley Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900 was an Irish Playwright, Novelist, poet and Author of George Bernard Shaw ( (26 July 1856 &ndash 2 November 1950 was an Irish Playwright. Enid Bagnold Lady Jones, CBE ( 27 October 1889 &ndash 31 March 1981) known by her maiden name as Enid Algerine Bagnold Christopher Fry ( 18 December 1907 &ndash 30 June 2005) was a English Playwright. Sir Noël Peirce Coward ( 16 December 1899 26 March 1973) was an English Actor, Playwright She created six of the characters of George Bernard Shaw: the Serpent, the Oracle, the She-Ancient, and the Ghost of the Serpent in Back to Methuselah (1923); Orinthia in The Apple Cart (1929); and Epifania in The Millionairess (1940). Back to Methuselah (A Metabiological Pentateuch, by George Bernard Shaw consists of a preface ( An Infidel Half Century) and a series of five plays The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza is a 1929 play by George Bernard Shaw. The Millionairess is a 1960 Romantic comedy film set in London, directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Peter Sellers Other performances which many considered definitive were as Millamant in The Way of the World (1924), Rosalind in As You Like It (1926 and 1936), the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet (1932, 1934, 1935, and 1961), and, most notably, as Lady Bracknell in The Importance of being Earnest (1939), a role with which she became identified in the public's mind. The Way of the World is a play written by British Playwright William Congreve. As You Like It is a Pastoral Comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 or early 1600 and first published Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the The Importance of Being Earnest is a play by Oscar Wilde. It premiered on February 14, 1895 at the St In 1964 she appeared as Judith Bliss in the revival of Hay Fever by Noel Coward and directed by Coward, himself, at the National Theatre. Hay Fever is a comic play written by Noel Coward in 1924 and first produced in 1925 with Marie Tempest as the first Judith Bliss The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England.


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Filmography

She had begun her film career in 1915, but was noted mostly for her stage work until she appeared in the 1949 film The Last Days of Dolwyn. From then until close to her death, she made several acclaimed films, including the following:

Edith Evans also made many television appearances


Portraits

Walter Sickert painted Edith Evans as Katharina, the lead character in Shakespeare's romantic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew. The Importance of Being Earnest ( 1952) is a British film adaptation of the play by Oscar Wilde. Look Back in Anger is a 1958 British film starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Mary Ure and directed by Tony The Nun's Story is the title of a dramatic film that was released by Warner Bros Tom Jones is a 1963 British Comedy film. It is an adaptation of Henry Fielding 's classic novel The History of Tom Jones a Foundling Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Chalk Garden by Enid Bagnold has been produced as a 1955 play a 1964 film a 1971 revival and a 2008 play Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS The Whisperers is a 1961 novel by Robert Nicolson. It was made into a 1967 film by Bryan Forbes Plot introduction It tells the The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin The Berlin International Film Festival, also called the Berlinale, is one of the world's leading Film festivals and most reputable media events held in Berlin Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to Fitzwilly is a 1967 film by Delbert Mann, based on Poyntz Tyler 's Novel, A Garden of Cucumbers, adapted for The Madwoman of Chaillot is a 1969 satirical comedy-drama film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment and distributed by Warner Bros Scrooge is a 1970 Musical film adaptation of Charles Dickens ' classic 1843 story A Christmas Carol. A Doll's House is a 1973 British Movie, directed by Patrick Garland. The Slipper and the Rose ( 1976) (143 min is a British Musical film retelling the classic Fairy tale of Cinderella. Walter Richard Sickert ( May 31, 1860 in Munich, Germany &ndash January 22, 1942 in Bath, England William Shakespeare ( baptised The Taming of the Shrew is an early comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1590 and 1594 A sculpted head of her was for many years on display at the Royal Court Theatre, London. Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Edith Evans was created a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 1946. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. She also received four honorary degrees from the universities of London (1950), Cambridge (1951), Oxford (1954), and Hull (1968). The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English University, founded in 1927 located in Hull (or Kingston upon Hull) a

Her ashes rest at St Paul's, Covent Garden, London. St Paul's Church, also commonly known as the Actors' Church, is a church located in Covent Garden, London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. There is a blue plaque outside her house at 109 Ebury Street, London. In the United Kingdom, a blue plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person or event Ebury Street is a street in Belgravia, City of Westminster London

Trivia

In the 1997 movie Love! Valour! Compassion!, Jason Alexander's (homosexual) character declares, presumably tongue-in-cheek, that Dame Edith Evans and Deborah Kerr are the only heterosexual British actresses. Love! Valour! Compassion! is a 1994 play by Terrence McNally, directed by Joe Mantello. Jason Alexander (born September 23 1959 as Jay Scott Greenspan) is an American television cinema and Musical theatre comedic actor best known for his role Deborah Jane Kerr-Trimmer, CBE (30 September 1921 &ndash 16 October 2007 was a Scottish stage television and film actress

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Awards
Preceded by
Elizabeth Taylor
for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?		 NYFCC Award for Best Actress
1967
for The Whisperers		 Succeeded by
Joanne Woodward
for Rachel, Rachel
Preceded by
Anouk Aimée
for A Man and a Woman		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Drama
1968
for The Whisperers		 Succeeded by
Joanne Woodward
for Rachel, Rachel
Bryan Forbes CBE (born John Theobald Clark on July 22 1926 in London) is an English Film director, Actor The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel The British Film Institute ( BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film television screenonline is a Web site devoted to the history of British film and television, and to Social history as revealed by film and television Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born 27 February 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -winning English-American actress Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a 1966 film adaptation of the play of the same name by Edward Albee. The New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress is one of the awards given by the New York Film Critics Circle to honor the finest achievements in filmmaking The Whisperers is a 1961 novel by Robert Nicolson. It was made into a 1967 film by Bryan Forbes Plot introduction It tells the Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American Academy Award - Golden Globe - Emmy and Rachel Rachel is also a name of an episode of All Grown Up! Rachel Rachel is a 1968 film which tells the story Anouk Aimée (born 27 April 1932 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning French Film actress. A Man and a Woman ( Un homme et une femme) is a 1966 French film. The Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture - Drama was first awarded by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association as a separate category in 1951 The Whisperers is a 1961 novel by Robert Nicolson. It was made into a 1967 film by Bryan Forbes Plot introduction It tells the Joanne Gignilliat Trimmier Woodward (born February 27, 1930) is an American Academy Award - Golden Globe - Emmy and Rachel Rachel is also a name of an episode of All Grown Up! Rachel Rachel is a 1968 film which tells the story
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