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Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike, Lady Casson, CH, DBE (24 October 1882 – 9 June 1976) was an English actress whose stage career lasted from 1904 to 1969. Trained in her youth as a concert pianist, Thorndike turned to the stage when a medical problem with her hands ruled out a musical career.
Sybil Thorndike. Actress: The Prince and the Showgirl. This distinguished theatrical tragedienne will be remembered forever if only for the fact George Bernard Shaw wrote his classic "Saint Joan" work specifically for her.
11 de abr. de 2024 · Dame Sybil Thorndike (born Oct. 24, 1882, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, Eng.—died June 9, 1976, London) was an English actress of remarkable versatility. The daughter of a canon of Rochester Cathedral, she performed with Annie Horniman’s company in Manchester (1908–09 and 1911–13), and then joined the Old Vic Company in London ...
Sybil Thorndike. Actress: The Prince and the Showgirl. This distinguished theatrical tragedienne will be remembered forever if only for the fact George Bernard Shaw wrote his classic "Saint Joan" work specifically for her.
Thorndike, Sybil (1882–1976) English actress who, having made her debut in 1904, lived to become the last link between the glories of the Edwardian theater and those of the post- World War II "Age of Olivier." Name variations: Lady Lewis Casson; Dame Sybil Thorndike.
Sybil Thorndike was the eldest daughter of a clergyman. Though she was born in Gainsborough she spent most of her childhood in Rochester. She intended to have a career as a concert pianist but ill health put a stop to that ambition. Instead she turned her attention to acting.
10 de jun. de 1976 · Dame Sybil Thorndike, the pre‐eminent actress of the British theater, whose career spanned seven decades and five reigns, beginning with the Edwardian era, died yesterday at her home in London ...
