Diana Wynyard
Diana Wynyard | |
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Born | Dorothy Isobel Cox 16 January 1906 Lewisham, South London, England |
Died | 13 May 1964 Holborn, Central London, England | (aged 58)
Years active | 1928–1960 |
Spouses |
Diana Wynyard, CBE (born Dorothy Isobel Cox; [1] 16 January 1906 – 13 May 1964) was an English stage and film actress.
Life and career
Born in Lewisham, South London, Wynyard began her career on the stage. After performing in Liverpool and London with the Liverpool Repertory Company and the Hamilton Deane Repertory Company,[2] she performed on Broadway, appearing first in Rasputin and the Empress in 1932, with Ethel, John, and Lionel Barrymore. She appeared in the film version, beginning her brief Hollywood career.
She was tempted to return to the screen to play opposite Ralph Richardson in On the Night of the Fire (1939), a film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst. Her best remembered success was as the frightened heroine of Gaslight (1940), the first film version of Patrick Hamilton's play Gas Light. This was followed by roles opposite Clive Brook in Freedom Radio, John Gielgud in The Prime Minister and Michael Redgrave in Kipps (all 1941), directed by Carol Reed, later her first husband.
After World War II
Her stage career flourished after the war, and as a
She appeared in
She was appointed
Personal life
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She was married to the English film director Carol Reed from 3 February 1943[4] until August 1947, and subsequently to a Hungarian physician, Tibor Csato.[5]
She died from
Her last television performance was in the play The Man in the Panama Hat recorded in March 1964. Her death occurred before the intended broadcast in May 1964 and it was eventually shown posthumously on 21 September 1964.
Filmography
- Rasputin and the Empress (1932)
- Cavalcade (1933)
- Men Must Fight (1933)
- Reunion in Vienna (1933)
- Where Sinners Meet (1934)
- Let's Try Again (UK title: The Marriage Symphony) (1934)
- One More River (1934)
- On the Night of the Fire (1939)
- Gaslight (1940)
- Freedom Radio (1941)
- The Prime Minister (1941)
- Kipps (1941)
- An Ideal Husband (1947)
- Tom Brown's Schooldays (1951)
- The Feminine Touch (1956)
- Island in the Sun (1957)
Selected stage credits
- Sorry You've Been Troubled by Walter C. Hackett (1929)
- Lean Harvest by Ronald Jeans (1931)
- Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (1937)
- Watch on the Rhine by Lillian Hellman (1942)
- The Wind of Heaven by Emlyn Williams (1945)
- Camino Real by Tennessee Williams (1957)
- N.C. Hunter(1958)
References
- ISBN 9780802030023. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ISBN 9780938817642. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Notice of CBE
- ^ "DIANA WYNYARD PLANS MARRIAGE IN LONDON; British Actress to Be the Bride Today of Carol Reed, Director". The New York Times. 3 February 1943. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Field, Ellie. "Who is Diana Wynyard?". National Museums Liverpool. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "DIANA WYNYARD, ACTRESS, IS DEAD; British Star, 58, Appeared in 'Cavalcade' in '30's". The New York Times. 14 May 1964. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.