Blanche Marvin
Blanche Marvin MBE (née Schein; born 17 January 1925), also known as Blanche Zohar, is an American-born theatre critic, producer, writer, and former actress and dancer who is based in the United Kingdom.
Life and career
Blanche Schein was born in Brooklyn, New York City[1] on 17 January 1925. She later adopted the name of Blanche Zohar.[2] She reportedly left home at age 14 to act and dance on Broadway, before appearing in Lute Song (1946), which starred Mary Martin and Yul Brynner.[2]
Marvin was reportedly courted by
Empty Space Peter Brook Award in 1991, and endowed it personally.[2]
Marvin was made an Honorary
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 2010, for services to theatre,[2] and appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 16 November 2012.[3]
A widow since 1958,[2] she lives in St John's Wood, north London. She had two children by her marriage to Mark Marvin.[1]
Bibliography
- —— (1990). Four Plays for Children. Merri-Mimes. ISBN 978-1872693002.
References
- ^ a b Cooke, Rachel (8 July 2007). "Queen of the curtain-up". The Observer. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Clark, Nick (27 July 2014). "Critic claims 'I was the inspiration for Blanche DuBois'". The Independent. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
- ^ "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Blanche Marvin". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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