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Richardson was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the third son and youngest child of Arthur Richardson and his wife Lydia (née Russell) on 19 December 1902. The couple had met while both were in Paris, studying with the painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau . [2]
Ralph Richardson. Actor: Doctor Zhivago. Sir Ralph Richardson was one of the greatest actors of the 20th Century English-language theater, ascending to the height of his profession in the mid-1930s when he became a star in London's West End. He became the first actor of his generation to be knighted. He became Sir Ralph in 1947, and was quickly followed by Laurence Olivier in 1948, and then by ...
Meriel Forbes (1944-1983) – Ralph married his 2nd wife Meriel Forbes (an actor who was a member of the Forbes-Robertson theatrical family) in 1944 and they had a son named Charles David Richardson (1945-98). The couple remained together until his death in 1983.
4 de abr. de 2024 · Notable Works: “Home at Seven”. Ralph Richardson (born December 19, 1902, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England—died October 10, 1983, London) was a British stage and motion-picture actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the greatest British actors of his generation.
29 de abr. de 2022 · Richardson's first wife, Muriel Hewitt, whom he met while they were both with Charles Doran's Company, and whom he marrired in 1924, died in 1942. He married secondly in 1944 Meriel Forbes, daughter of Frank Forbes Robertson and granddaughter of Norman Forbes. She first appeared with him in "The Amazing Dr Clitterhouse". They had one ...
19 de dic. de 2023 · 1926 – Richardson’s London debut at the Haymarket theatre. 1944 – Marries for a second time to fellow actor Meriel Forbes. 1947 – Becomes the first of his generation of actors to be knighted. 1949 – Receives an Oscar nomination for his part in The Heiress . 1983 – Death of Sir Ralph Richardson (October 19) aged 80.
Ralph Richardson. Actor: Doctor Zhivago. Sir Ralph Richardson was one of the greatest actors of the 20th Century English-language theater, ascending to the height of his profession in the mid-1930s when he became a star in London's West End. He became the first actor of his generation to be knighted. He became Sir Ralph in 1947, and was quickly followed by Laurence Olivier in 1948, and then by ...
