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Jan 11, 1984 · Eva Le Gallienne has lived here for more than 50 years, and these days the denizens of the surrounding woods are her most frequent visitors. Today is the 85th birthday of Miss Le Gallienne, who is ...
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.
Oct 11, 1996 · The life story of respected actor Eva Le Gallienne (18991991) and a case for her deep influence on the American theater. Robert A. Schanke beat Sheehy by four years with his Shattered Applause: The Lives of Eva Le Gallienne (not reviewed), but Sheehy (Margo: The Life and Theatre of Margo Jones, not reviewed) bests Schanke by size—her narrative is some 300 pages longer.
Jan 11, 1981 · Today is the 82d birthday of Eva Le Gallienne. Four days later, on Jan. 15, she will be on Broadway once again, at the Biltmore, in a play by Joanna M. Glass named ''To Grandmother's House We Go.''
Gwen Le Gallienne (step-daughter) Signature. Richard Le Gallienne (20 January 1866 – 15 September 1947) was an English author and poet. The British-American actress Eva Le Gallienne (1899–1991) was his daughter by his second marriage to Danish journalist Julie Nørregaard (1863–1942).
Oct 8, 1996 · Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) had this in common with her favorite Ibsen character, Hedda Gabler: she refused to be oppressed by a sexist society that limited her freedom. Luckily, Le Gallienne never developed a penchant for pistols. Instead, she became an accomplished performer and a master at building nonprofit repertory theater companies.
- Helen Sheehy
Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) had this in common with her favorite Ibsen character, Hedda Gabler: she refused to be oppressed by a sexist society that limited her freedom. Luckily, Le Gallienne never developed a penchant for pistols. Instead, she became an accomplished performer and a master at building nonprofit repertory theater companies.
