Rachel Thomas (actress)
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| Born | 10 February 1905 |
| Died | 8 February 1995 (aged 89) Cardiff, Wales |
| Other names | Rachel o'r Allt (bardic name) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Awards | OBE (1968); BAFTA Cymru Award (1991) |
Rachel Thomas
Early life
Rachel Thomas was born in the Welsh village of Alltwen, near Pontardawe, Glamorgan,[1] the daughter of Emily Thomas. She was raised by her aunt and uncle, Mary Thomas Roberts and David Roberts; her uncle was a tinworker and coal miner.[2][3]
Career
Thomas taught school as a young woman, competed in eisteddfodau, and was a reader at her church in Cardiff. She came to wider attention when her voice was heard on a BBC radio broadcast in 1933, reading from the Bible. She was cast in the first Welsh-language radio comedy, Y Practis, the following year.[2]
As an actress Thomas worked mainly in Wales,
Thomas almost always played the stereotypical
Personal life
Rachel Thomas married educator Howell John Thomas in 1931; they had a daughter, Delyth Mariel Thomas (1937–2006).[2] Rachel Thomas died two days before her 90th birthday, following a fall in her home in Cardiff.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "Obituary: Rachel Thomas", The Independent, 10 February 1995. Accessed 5 September 2015
- ^ a b c d e Ffrancon, Gwenno (2016). "Rachel Thomas". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
- ^ Hughes, Nerys. Welsh Greats: Rachel Thomas BBC One series (2010).
- ^ "Rachel Thomas; Actress, 90", The New York Times, 10 February 1995. Accessed 5 September 2015
- ^ Ffrancon, Gwenno. "'The Angel in the Home?: Rachel Thomas, Siân Phillips and the on-screen embodiment of the Welsh Mam'" The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion 2009, vol. 16 (2010), 110-22.
- ISBN 9781526111968– via Google Books.
- ^ Variety Staff (20 March 1995). "Rachel Thomas".
External links
- Rachel Thomas at IMDb
- Rachel Thomas at the better source needed]
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