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Margaret Webster ( Nueva York, 15 de marzo de 1905 –Sydenham, Londres, 3 de noviembre de 1972) 1 fue una actriz, productora y directora de teatro estadounidense-británica. El crítico George Jean Nathan la describió como "la mejor directora de obras de Shakespeare que tenemos". 2 . Trayectoria.
Margaret Webster (March 15, 1905 – November 13, 1972) was an American-British theater actress, producer and director. Critic George Jean Nathan described her as "the best director of the plays of Shakespeare that we have." [1] Life and career.
14 de nov. de 1972 · LONDON, Nov. 13—Margaret Webster, the actress and stage director, died here tonight at the age of 67. Last of a Dynasty. Miss Webster was the last member of a 150‐year‐old English...
Her production went on to be the longest running Shakespeare play in history. Many considered her the best Shakespeare director. This paper reviews her experiences producing such a production as well as her thoughts on how Shakespeare should be directed and performed.
Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater. By Milly S. Barranger. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2004; pp. 388; 18 illus. $39.50 cloth. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 October 2005. Ellen Donkin. Article. Metrics. Get access. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Extract.
Margaret Webster: A Life in the Theater is an engrossing backstage account of the life of pioneering director Margaret Webster (1905-72). This is the first book-length biography of Webster, a groundbreaking stage and opera director whose career challenged not only stage tradition but also mainstream attitudes toward professional women.
Remembered now especially for her staging of Othello with Paul Robeson, Uta Hagen, and Jose Ferrer, Margaret Webster was probably the best-known, in-demand, and admired director of Shakespeare in America in the 1940s and 1950s.
