Julia Wilson-Dickson

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Julia Wilson-Dickson (2 August 1949 – 16 October 2015)

voice and dialect coach whose students included some of the best known actors in film and theater.[2]

Early life and education

Wilson-Dickson was born in

where her mother had also studied.

Career

Wilson-Dickson taught speech at the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1974 to 1987.[2]

In film, she was the dialect coach for

biopic, The Theory of Everything.[2] Redmayne won an Academy Award for Best Actor at the 87th Academy Awards for his performance.[2]

Much of her coaching for stage productions involved collaborations with

Phoenix Theatre in 1989; as well as Anthony Hopkins and Judi Dench for their title roles in Antony and Cleopatra at the National Theatre in 1987.[2]

Death

Wilson-Dickson died from a brain haemorrhage on 16 October 2015, at the age of 66.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Quinn, Michael (24 November 2015). "Obituary: Julia Wilson-Dickson". The Stage. The Stage Media Company Limited. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Wilson-Dickson, Andrew (18 October 2015). "Julia Wilson-Dickson obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Julia Wilson-Dickson - A fund in her memory". The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Retrieved 16 January 2018.