A vicar’s daughter from Kent, Sybil Thorndike (1882–1976) became one of the most admired stage actresses of the 20th century. Drawing on hundreds of unpublished letters and interviews with colleagues, family and friends, this authorized biography records how she led the pioneering Old Vic company during the First World War while bringing up four children, her tireless commitment to feminism, socialism and pacifism, and her intense, often troubled relationship with her husband, Lewis Casson. Slightly off-mint.
Outside the theatrical profession Sybil Thorndike is no longer the household name she once was; she has become a historical figure. Yet her combative, inspiring life, her passionate concern for the state of the world as well as for her art, resonates with any age. As the actor Michael Macliammoir put it: 'Essentially English, she is yet nationless; essentially of her period, she is yet timeless'.
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https://www.psbooks.co.uk/sybil-thorndike508980Sybil Thorndikehttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/0/508980_8e3d9af721c2c517e29db755cc455fa8.jpg9.999.99GBPInStock/Non-Fiction/Categories/Performing Arts/Non-Fiction/Highlights/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Stage & Screen Biographies/Non-Fiction/Categories/Performing Arts/Actors & Actresses/Campaigns/Pioneers/History/Categories/Women's HistoryA vicar’s daughter from Kent, Sybil Thorndike (1882–1976) became one of the most admired stage actresses of the 20th century. Drawing on hundreds of unpublished letters and interviews with colleagues, family and friends, this authorized biography records how she led the pioneering Old Vic company during the First World War while bringing up four children, her tireless commitment to feminism, socialism and pacifism, and her intense, often troubled relationship with her husband, Lewis Casson. <i>Slightly off-mint.</i>Hardback00add-to-cartrrp_info:£25.00productId:45646bic_code:AN, BGAN, BG£25.00Jonathan CroallGeneral230x152mmHausNoHardback
