Michael Redgrave Quick Info | |
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Height | 6 ft 2½ in |
Weight | 90 kg |
Date of Birth | March 20, 1908 |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Date of Death | March 21, 1985 |
Michael Redgrave was an English actor, director, producer, theatre actor, screenwriter, manager, voice artist, and author. His film credits include The Lady Vanishes, Stolen Life, The Browning Version, Secret Beyond the Door…, The Night My Number Came Up, The Dam Busters, Shake Hands with the Devil, Uncle Vanya, Nicholas and Alexandra, and others.
Born Name
Michael Scudamore Redgrave
Other Name
Red Redgrave
Michael Redgrave as seen while posing for a picture in 1978 (Allan Warren / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0)
Age
He was born on March 20, 1908.
Died
On March 21, 1985, he died from Parkinson’s disease at the age of 77 in a nursing home in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom.
Sun Sign
Pisces
Born Place
Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Nationality
Education
Michael Redgrave attended Clifton College located in the city of Bristol in South West England. He also studied at Magdalene College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.
Occupation
Actor, Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Theatre Actor, Manager, Voice Artist, Author
Family
- Father – George Ellsworthy “Roy” Redgrave (April 26, 1873 – May 25, 1922) (Silent Film Actor, Stage Artist)
- Mother – Margaret Scudamore (November 13, 1881 – October 5, 1958) (Film Actor, Theatre Artist)
- Siblings – Peg (Younger Maternal Half-Sister), John Kyrle (Older Paternal Half-Brother), Robin Roy (Older Paternal Half-Brother), Nellie Maud (Older Paternal Half-Sister), Victor Redgrave Parrett (Older Paternal Half-Brother)
- Others – George Augustus Redgrave (1851-1881) (Paternal Grandfather) (A maker of the board game Bagatelle), Zoe Beatrice Elsworthy (née Pym, later Howard) (1856-1936) (Paternal Grandmother), William George (Maternal Grandfather) (A shipwright at HM Portsmouth), Clara (née Linington) (Maternal Grandmother), Dolly Elsworthy (Paternal Aunt) (Stage Artist), Captain James P. “Andy” Anderson (Stepfather) (Tea Planter), Natasha Richardson (May 11, 1963 – March 18, 2009) (Granddaughter) (Actor), Joely Richardson (Granddaughter) (Actor), Carlo Gabriel Nero (Grandson) (Screenwriter, Film Director), Jemma Redgrave (Granddaughter) (Actor), Luke Redgrave (Grandson) (Camera Operator, Production Assistant), Harvey (Grandson), Arden (Grandson), Kelly Clark (Granddaughter) (Actor), Annabel Clark (Granddaughter)
Build
Average
Michael Redgrave in costume for the lead role in ‘Uncle Vanya’, backstage at the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1962 (Tony in Devon / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0)
Height
6 ft 2½ in or 189 cm
Weight
90 kg or 198.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Boyfriend / Spouse
Michael Redgrave had dated –
Race / Ethnicity
White
Hair Color
Salt and Pepper
Eye Color
Blue
Sexual Orientation
He once told his son, “I am, to say the least of it, bisexual”.
Distinctive Features
Deep-set eyes
Michael Redgrave as seen while posing for the camera in 1973 (Allan Warren / Wikimedia / www.allanwarren.com / CC BY-SA 3.0)
Michael Redgrave Favorite Things
- Film Roles – Playing Andrew Crocker-Harris in The Browning Version (1951), Ruxton Towers Reformatory Governor in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), and Barnes Wallis in The Dam Busters (1955)
Source – IMDb
Michael Redgrave Facts
Featured Image by Allan Warren / Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 3.0