Leigh Lawson

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Leigh Lawson
Born (1945-07-21) 21 July 1945 (age 78)
Occupation(s)Actor, director, writer
Years active1969–present
Spouse
(m. 1988)
PartnerHayley Mills (1975–1984)
Children2

Allan Leigh Lawson (born 21 July 1945) is an English actor, director and writer.

Life and career

Lawson was born in

The Ray Bradbury Theatre (1988) and Silent Witness (2005–2007). He also guested, with his wife Twiggy, playing themselves in an episode of the comedy series, Absolutely Fabulous
(2001).

In 1999 Lawson co-wrote and directed the musical If Love Were All, which tells of the friendship between

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Personal life

In 1976, Lawson and his first wife, Mondy, were divorced. He met the actress

Roy Boulting. During that time, he appeared with Mills's father, John Mills, in the film The Devil's Advocate
(1977). Lawson and Mills ended their relationship in the mid-1980s.

Lawson met the model

West London and also own a home in Southwold, Suffolk.[5]

He adopted Twiggy's daughter, Carly, who took his surname.[6] Lawson has played a large part in the lives of his children and of his nephew, Saul Dismont, who is the son of Lawson's sister and Bermuda politician Russell Dismont.[7]

Partial filmography

Stage appearances

  • Ivan Kaliayev, The Price of Justice, Mermaid Theatre, London, (1972).
  • A Touch of Spring, with Hayley Mills, Comedy Theatre, London's West End, (1975–78).
  • Aubrey Tanqueray,
    The Second Mrs. Tanqueray
    , Royal National Theatre (1981).
  • Louis Dubedat, The Doctor's Dilemma, Greenwich Theatre, London, 1981
  • Amnon, Yonadab, directed by Peter Hall, Royal National Theatre (1985).
  • Antonio, The Merchant of Venice in London's West End and on Broadway (1989).
  • Oberon, A Midsummer Night's Dream, produced by Adrian Noble, Royal Shakespeare Company, (1990).
  • Loveless, The Relapse, Royal Shakespeare Company, (1996).
  • Marc, Art, London's West End and UK Tour, (2002).
  • Lloyd, Noises Off, London's West End and on Broadway (2003).
  • Death and the Maiden, King's Head Theatre, London (2004).
  • Nicholas Nickleby, Chichester Festival Theatre, (2006).
  • Shoreditch Madonna, with Francesca Annis, Soho Theatre, (2006).
  • Messerschmann, Ring Round the Moon, Playhouse Theatre, London, (2008)

Directed

References

  1. ^ "Obituary: Peter Coxhead". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Profile of Hamlet actor Sam West". The Guardian. 28 March 2001. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ Seedship http://www.seedship.com/hayley/
  4. ^ Twiggy http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/participant.jsp?spid=195353&apid=0[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Famous People from Suffolk". May 2018.
  6. ^ Twiggy and Daughter Carly Lawson http://www.theinsider.com/news/1030653_Twiggy_and_daughter_Carly_Lawson[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Twiggy in Black and White: An Autobiography by Twiggy Lawson. 1998
  8. ^ The Noël Coward Society http://www.noelcoward.net/html/chronology.html
  9. ^ Leigh Lawson Biography http://www.twiggylawson.co.uk/leighlawson.html

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