| Tony Richardson | |
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| Born | Cecil Antonio Richardson June 5, 1928 Shipley, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | November 14, 1991 (aged 63) Los Angeles, California |
| Spouse(s) | Vanessa Redgrave (1962-1967) |
Tony Richardson (June 5, 1928 – November 14, 1991) was an English theatre and Academy Award-winning film director and producer. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shipley is a Town in West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January, 1937) is an English Academy Award, two-time Cannes Best Actress, Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies.
Richardson was born Cecil Antonio Richardson in Shipley, Yorkshire in 1928, the son of Elsie Evans (Campion) and Clarence Albert Richardson, a chemist. Shipley is a Town in West Yorkshire, England, by the River Aire and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, north of Bradford Yorkshire is a historic county of Northern England and the largest in Great Britain. [1] He attended Ashville College, Harrogate.
Representative of the British "New Wave" of directors, he developed the ideas that led to the formation of the English Stage Company, along with his close friend George Goetschius and George Devine. The British New Wave is the name given to a trend in filmmaking among directors in Britain in the late 1950s and early 1960s Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. George Alexander Cassady Devine CBE ( 20 November, 1910 - 20 January, 1966) was an extremely influential theatrical manager director He directed John Osborne's seminal play Look Back in Anger at the Court, writing both that theatre and that playwright into British theatre history. John James Osborne ( December 12, 1929 &ndash December 24, 1994) was an English Playwright, Screenwriter, Look Back in Anger (1956 is a John Osborne play and 1958 movie about a love triangle involving an intelligent but disaffected young man (Jimmy Porter In the same period he directed Shakespeare in Stratford-upon-Avon. Stratford-upon-Avon (ˌstrætfɚd əpɒn ˈɛɪvən is a Market town and Civil parish in south Warwickshire, England. Richardson later co-founded Woodfall Films with John Osborne, and, as Woodfall's debut, directed the film version of Look Back in Anger despite having no track record in film at all. John James Osborne ( December 12, 1929 &ndash December 24, 1994) was an English Playwright, Screenwriter, Look Back in Anger is a 1958 British film starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Mary Ure and directed by Tony Richardson and Osborne eventually fell out[2] during production of the film Charge of the Light Brigade. The Charge of the Light Brigade is a British War film made in 1968 by Woodfall Film Productions and distributed by United Artists
In 1964 Richardson received two Academy Awards (Best Director and Best Picture) for Tom Jones (1963). "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. 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 Richardson later began work on Mahogany (1975), starring Diana Ross, but was fired by Motown head Berry Gordy shortly after production began. Mahogany is a 1975 Feature film, produced by Motown Productions and released to theaters by Paramount Pictures on October Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. Berry Gordy Jr (born November 28, 1929, Detroit Michigan) is an American Record producer, and the founder of the Motown Gordy took over direction himself.
He was married to the actress Vanessa Redgrave between 1962 and 1967 (he left her for actress Jeanne Moreau), and had two daughters, Natasha Richardson (born 1963) and Joely Richardson (born 1965), both of whom are actresses. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Vanessa Redgrave, CBE (born 30 January, 1937) is an English Academy Award, two-time Cannes Best Actress, Jeanne Moreau (French ʒan mɔˈʁo born 23 January, 1928) is a BAFTA Awards -winning French Actress, Screenwriter Natasha Jane Richardson (born May 11, 1963) is an English actress known for her performances on stage and in Feature films She Joely Kim Richardson (born January 9, 1965) is an English[[ actress]]
Richardson was bisexual (which he had carefully hidden for as long as possible), and died of complications from AIDS at 63 in 1991. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation
Filmography
- Look Back in Anger (1958)
- The Entertainer (1960)
- Sanctuary (1961)
- A Taste of Honey (1961)
- The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (aka Rebel with a Cause) (1962)
- Tom Jones (1963)
- The Loved One (1965)
- The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
- Hamlet (1969)
- Laughter in the Dark (1969)
- Ned Kelly (1970)
- The Border (1982)
- The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1990)
- Blue Sky (1994)
References
- ^ Tony Richardson Biography (1928-1991)
- ^ John Osborne: A Patriot for Us by John Heilpern, Chatto & Windus, 2006 ISBN 978-0-70116-780-7, pp. Look Back in Anger is a 1958 British film starring Richard Burton, Claire Bloom and Mary Ure and directed by Tony The Entertainer is a 1957 play by John Osborne, made into a Film in 1960, which told the story of a failing third-rate Music A Taste of Honey is a 1961 British film adaptation of the play of the same name by Shelagh Delaney. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a story by the British writer Alan Sillitoe published in 1958, and it is contained in a collection of short 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 The Loved One is a 1965 film about the funeral business in Los Angeles, which is based on '''The Loved One An Anglo-American Tragedy''' Hamlet is a 1969 British film adaptation of the play of the same title by Shakespeare, starring Nicol Williamson as Prince Hamlet Laughter in the Dark (Original Russian title Камера Обскура Kamera Obskura) is a Novel written by Vladimir Nabokov and released Ned Kelly is the title of a 1970 film. It was the second Australian feature film version of the story of 19th century Australian Bushranger The Border is a 1982 Film directed by Tony Richardson and starring Jack Nicholson as Charlie Smith Warren Oates as The Hotel New Hampshire is a 1984 Film based on a 1981 novel of the same name by John Irving. The Phantom of the Opera (in French, Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a French Novel by Gaston Leroux. Blue Sky is a 1994 film which tells the story of an Army officer whose outspokenness and his wife's mental difficulties have made him a Pariah to the 346-51. The basic issue was Osborne's unwillingness to go through the rewrite process, more arduous in film than it is in the theatre.
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| Preceded by David Lean for Lawrence of Arabia | Academy Award for Best Director 1963 for Tom Jones | Succeeded by George Cukor for My Fair Lady |
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