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Richard Le Gallienne
- Richard Le Gallienne, 1866–1947, English man of letters. As literary critic and contributor to the Yellow Book, he was associated with the fin-de-siècle aesthetes of the 1890s before becoming a resident of the United States.
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Eva Le Gallienne (January 11, 1899 – June 3, 1991) was a British-born American stage actress, producer, director, translator, and author. A Broadway star by age 21, in 1926 she left Broadway behind to found the Civic Repertory Theatre, where she served as director, producer, and lead actress.
English-born actress, director, and producer who formed New York 's Civic Repertory Theater, an attempt to establish a repertory tradition in the American theater, and worked nearly continuously throughout her long career.
Le Gallienne, Eva (b. 11 January 1899 in London, England; d. 3 June 1991 in Weston, Connecticut), actress, director, and producer who founded the first classical repertory theater in America. Le Gallienne was the only child of an English novelist and poet, Richard Le Gallienne, and a Danish journalist, Julie Nørregaard.
RICHARD LE GALLIENNE (1866–1947) Richard Thomas Gallienne (the “Le” was a later addition by Richard) was born in Liverpool on January 20, 1866. He was the eldest child of John (originally Jean) Gallienne, employed since 1855 at the Birkenhead Brewery, and Jane Smith, from Baxenden, just outside of Liverpool. Le Gallienne
6 days ago · Eva Le Gallienne (born January 11, 1899, London, England—died June 3, 1991, Weston, Connecticut, U.S.) was an actress, director, and producer, one of the outstanding figures of the 20th-century American stage.
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Mar 24, 1981 · But Le Gallienne is more than just an actress who's kept working. Her career has been a beacon of excellence and feisty, even dogmatic independence, a standard that defines the goals of...
Dec 28, 1998 · Le Gallienne, who died on June 3, 1991, called acting "writing on water," but her indelible legacy remains. Her pioneering work helped shape the 20th century American theatre.
