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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.
Jun 5, 1991 · Eva Le Gallienne, who as an actress, producer, director, translator, writer and teacher was for many decades one of the grand figures of the American stage, died late Monday night at her home...
Mar 21, 2024 · Eva Le Gallienne was an actress, director, and producer, one of the outstanding figures of the 20th-century American stage. The daughter of the British poet Richard Le Gallienne, Eva Le Gallienne felt a vocation for the theatre from the age of seven, when she saw Sarah Bernhardt perform. She made.
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.
Eva Le Gallienne. Actress: Resurrection. Legendary stage actress Eva Le Gallienne's life began just as grandly as the daughter of poet Richard Le Gallienne. Sarah Bernhardt was her idol growing up and, at age 18, was brought to New York by her mother. Making her London debut with "Monna Vanna" in 1914, she proved a star in every sense of the word.
Nov 20, 1996 · Eva Le Gallienne: A Biography By Helen Sheehy Knopf, 529 pages, $37.50 Eva Le Gallienne became a Broadway star in 1921. Even though she was only 22, she knew already that she didn’t...
One of the 20th century's most prominent and prolific theatre artists, Eva Le Gallienne was born in London in 1899 to poet Richard Le Gallienne and his wife Julie Norregaard. After a childhood spent largely in Paris-where she met legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt-Le Gallienne became an overnight success in the London theatre at the age of ...
