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hide. (Top) Early life. Acting career. World War I. Post-war career. Later life. Selected filmography. References. External links. Lewis Casson. Sir Lewis Thomas Casson MC (26 October 1875 – 16 May 1969) was an English actor and theatre director, and the husband of actress Dame Sybil Thorndike. [1] [2] Early life.
Lewis Casson. Actor: Saint Joan. Sir Lewis Casson was a British actor and theatrical director who was married to the legendary actress Dame Sybil Thorndike. He played a role in modernizing the British theatre, expanding it to embrace social critiques as well as new techniques, and was an advocate for a National Theatre.
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- Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, UK
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Lewis Casson had a rich, powerful bass voice, and was a versatile character actor as well as a celebrated producer. He played some hundreds of parts and continued to work until 1968. As a dedicated member of his profession he was for many years one of its leaders, having built up the actors' trade union movement.
Sir Lewis Thomas Casson MC (26 October 1875 – 16 May 1969) was an English actor and theatre director, and the husband of actress Dame Sybil Thorndike.
Dame Sybil Thorndike and her husband Sir Lewis Casson were a popular and celebrated theatrical couple from the 1920s onwards. Both acted from an early age; Thorndike beginning her professional career with Ben Greet, Casson with Poel and the Vedrenne-Barker company at the Royal Court.
Overview. Lewis Casson. (1875—1969) actor and theatre director. Quick Reference. (b. Birkenhead, Ches., 26 Oct. 1875; d. London, 16 May 1969) Actor and director. A Fabian socialist, Casson joined Annie Horniman's company in 1908, inaugurating his lifelong association with Sybil ...
Sir Lewis Casson Dies in London; Dean of the British Theater, 93; Husband of Sybil Thorndike Won Acclaim as Actor and as a Producer
