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Born on May 28, 1910, in Dartmouth, Devon, England, to Beatrice Hamilton (Ashwell) and Eric William Edward Kempson, a headmaster, Rachel trained at RADA and made her professional stage debut at Stratford in 1933 playing Hero in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing."
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- Dartmouth, Devon, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Millbrook, New York, USA
Actress: Out of Africa. Rachel Kempson, the matriarch of one of theatre and film's most famous acting dynasties, took rather a back seat to the attention placed on several of the others. Born on May 28, 1910, in Dartmouth, Devon, England, to Beatrice Hamilton (Ashwell) and Eric William Edward Kempson, a headmaster, Rachel trained at RADA and ...
- May 28, 1910
- May 24, 2003
Early life. Kempson was born in Dartmouth, Devon, the daughter of Beatrice Hamilton (née Ashwell) and Eric William Edward Kempson, who became headmaster of the Royal Naval College. [3] [4] Career. Kempson trained at RADA before joining the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Brief Life History of Rachel. When Lady Rachel Kempson was born on 28 May 1910, in Dartmouth, Devon, England, her father, Eric William Edward Kempson, was 31 and her mother, Beatrice Hamilton Ashwell, was 26. She married Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave on 18 July 1935, in England, United Kingdom.
- Female
- Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave
Rachel Kempson Biography (1910-) Born May 28, 1910, in Dartmouth, England; daughter of Eric William Edward (aheadmaster) and Beatrice Hamilton (Ashwell) Kempson; married Michael Redgrave(an actor), July 18, 1935 (died, March 21, 1985); children: Vanessa, Lynn, Corin.
Born on May 28, 1910, in Dartmouth, Devon, England, to Beatrice Hamilton (Ashwell) and Eric William Edward Kempson, a headmaster, Rachel trained at RADA and made her professional stage debut at Stratford in 1933 playing Hero in Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing.
Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. 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 ...
