Michael Redgrave
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English actor (1908-1985)
OverviewAI-generated
Michael Redgrave was a British author and performer whose career began in 1933. He was born on March 20, 1908, and died on March 21, 1985. Standing 189 centimeters tall, he is associated with several published works, including *Mask or Face*, *The mountebank's tale*, and *Tiger at the gates*.
His writings also include *The actor's ways and means*, which was part of the Rockefeller Foundation lectures at the Department of Drama, University of Bristol, during 1952-53. This title was also published as number 72 in the Mercury books series. Open Library records indicate he had twelve works, while Crossref lists five.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 12
Top works
- Mask or Face
- The actor's ways and means (The Rockefeller Foundation lectures, Dept. of Drama, University of Bristol, 1952-53)
- The actor's ways and means (Mercury books;no.72)
- The mountebank's tale
- Tiger at the gates
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 419
- Total plays
- 1,474
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
· 2014 · cited 88,457x
- Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
· 2005 · cited 48,815x
- Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
· 1976 · cited 44,815x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,543x
- Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
· 1983 · cited 39,531x
via Crossref · CC0
Key facts
- Born
- Michael Scudamore Redgrave , ( 1908-03-20 ) 20 March 1908, Bristol , England
- Died
- 21 March 1985 (1985-03-21) (aged 77), Denham , Buckinghamshire , England
- Resting place
- St Paul's, Covent Garden , London , England
- Education
- Clifton College , Bristol , (independent boarding school)
- Alma mater
- Magdalene College, Cambridge
- Occupations
- Actor filmmaker manager author
- Years active
- 1933–1982
- Spouse
- Rachel Kempson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1935 )
- Children
- Vanessa Corin Lynn
- Parents
- Roy Redgrave Margaret Scudamore
- Family
- Redgrave
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Bristol
- Place of death
- Denham
- Spouse
- Rachel Kempson
- Child
- Lynn Redgrave
- Father
- Roy Redgrave
- Mother
- Margaret Scudamore
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Magdalene College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- film noir
- Military rank
- knight
- Image
- Sir Michael Redgrave portrait.jpg
- Height
- 189
Show 10 more facts
- place of burial
- St Paul's Church, Covent Garden
- date of birth
- 1908-03-20
- date of death
- 1985-03-21
- Commons category
- Michael Redgrave
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1933-00-00
- birth name
- Michael Scudamore Redgrave
- name in native language
- Michael Redgrave
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English actor and filmmaker. Beginning his career in theatre, he first appeared in the West End in 1937. He made his film debut in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes in 1938.
Redgrave 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 Without Pity (1957).
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