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May 26, 2003 · Rachel Kempson was born in Dartmouth, Devon, on May 28, 1910, the daughter of Eric William Kempson, an educator, and the former Beatrice Hamilton Ashwell.
Family. Kempson, Redgrave. Rachel, Lady Redgrave (28 May 1910 – 24 May 2003) was an English actress. [1] She married Sir Michael Redgrave in 1935. [2] Her best known roles were in the movies The Captive Heart, The Sea Shall Not Have Them, The Jokers, Two Gentlemen Sharing, Out of Africa, Uncle Vanya, and the television series Jennie: Lady ...
May 24, 2003 · Maintained by: Find a Grave. Added: May 26, 2003. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 7495085. Source citation. Actress. She was an acclaimed British figure of theater, television, and motion pictures. She is the matriarch of the Redgrave acting dynasty. She married actor Michael Redgrave in 1935 and became Lady Redgrave when Sir Michael was Knighted by ...
The 1996 BBC documentary film Michael Redgrave: My Father, narrated by Corin Redgrave, and based on his book of the same name, discusses his father's bisexuality in some depth. Rachel Kempson recounted that when she proposed to him, Redgrave said that there were "difficulties to do with his nature, and that he felt he ought not to marry".
Kempson, Rachel (1910—)British actress and matriarch of the family Redgrave. Born in Dartmouth, Devon, England, on May 28, 1910; daughter of Eric William Edward (a headmaster) and Beatrice Hamilton (Ashwell) Kempson; attended St. Agnes School, East Grinstead, and Oaklea Buckhurst Hill; studied for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; married (Sir) Michael Red-grave (an actor), in ...
May 27, 2003 · Rachel Kempson, an actress who appeared with many of Britain's leading theater companies and became the matriarch of the Redgrave acting dynasty, has died at age 92.
Buy a print. Buy as a greetings card. Use this image. Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave; Vanessa Redgrave. by Bassano Ltd. whole-plate film negative, 5 March 1937. NPG x81308. Find out more >. Buy a print.
