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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sir Ralph David Richardson (19 December 1902 – 10 October 1983) was an English actor, one of a group of theatrical knights of the mid-20th century who, though more closely associated with the stage, also appeared in several classic films. Richardson first became known for his work on stage in the 1930s. In the 1940s, together with Laurence Olivier, he ...
Born Ralph David Richardson in the borough of Cheltenham, in Gloucestershire, England, on Dec. 19, 1902, he was the son of Arthur Richardson, an art teacher at Cheltenham Ladies' College, and his wife, Lydia Russell.
Oct 11, 1983 · Sir Ralph was born in Cheltenham, England, Dec. 19, 1902, the third son of Lydia Russell Richardson and Arthur Richardson, an art instructor at Cheltenham College. Four years after his birth his ...
Dec 19, 2023 · 1926 – Richardson’s London debut at the Haymarket theatre. 1944 – Marries for a second time to fellow actor Meriel Forbes. 1947 – Becomes the first of his generation of actors to be knighted. 1949 – Receives an Oscar nomination for his part in The Heiress . 1983 – Death of Sir Ralph Richardson (October 19) aged 80.
Drawing on archives of the Old Vic and on many conversations with Sir Ralph and those around him, O'Connor has not only chronicled the events of a long, illustrious, and varied career, but has also, in a scries of interchapters with Richardson, given us a full sense of his character.
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Fittingly, Ralph David Richardson was born in Shakespeare country -- the county of Gloucestershire -- in the borough of Cheltenham on December 19, 1902. There, his father taught art at Cheltenham Ladies' College. When he was a teenager, Ralph enrolled at Brighton School to take up the easel and follow in his father's brushstrokes.
