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HYDE-WHITE, Wilfred. (1903-1991) British actor Wilfred Hyde-White entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art upon graduation from Marlborough College. After some stage work, he made his first film in 1934 and became a stalwart in British movies like ''Rembrandt'' (1936), ''The Demi-Paradise'' (1943), ''The Third Man'' (1949), often billed as merely "Hyde White" and specializing in benign but stuffy upper-class types. Working both sides of the continent, Hyde-White appeared in such American productions as ''Ada'' (1961), ''In Search of the Castaways'' (1962), ''Gaily, Gaily'' (1969) and ''The Cat and the Canary'' (1979). His best-loved role was as Colonel Pickering in the 1964 Oscar-winner ''My Fair Lady''. Remaining in films until 1983, he also did occasional theatre work. In 1974 toured South Africa with ''[[Not in the Book]]'' with [[Avril Angers]], under the auspices of [[Pieter Toerien]].  
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[[Wilfred Hyde-White]] (1903-1991). British actor.  
  
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HYDE-WHITE, Wilfrid. He starred in ''[[Not in the Book]]'' with [[Avril Angers]] which [[David Pouson]] directed for [[Pieter Toerien]] at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1974. [[Toerien-Firth Company]] brought [[Muriel Pavlow]], [[Robert Flemyng]], [[Robert Beatty]] and [[Ron Smerczak]] to star at the [[Intimate Theatre]] in Terence Rattigan’s ''[[In Praise of Love]]'' in 1974. They also got [[John Fernald]] to direct [[Hildegard Neil]] in a revival of ''[[Private Lives]]'', and [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]] to star in [[Jerome Chodorov]]’s ''[[A Community of Two]]'', directed by [[Jerome Chodorov|Chodorov]] at the [[Intimate Theatre|Intimate]] in 1974. *** (Tucker, 1997)
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== Biography ==
  
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Wilfred Hyde-White entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art upon graduation from Marlborough College. After some stage work, he made his first film in 1934 and became a stalwart in British movies like ''Rembrandt'' (1936), ''The Demi-Paradise'' (1943), ''The Third Man'' (1949), often billed as merely "Hyde White" and specializing in benign but stuffy upper-class types. Working both sides of the continent, Hyde-White appeared in such American productions as ''Ada'' (1961), ''In Search of the Castaways'' (1962), ''Gaily, Gaily'' (1969) and ''The Cat and the Canary'' (1979). His best-loved role was as Colonel Pickering in the 1964 Oscar-winner ''My Fair Lady''. Remaining in films until 1983, he also did occasional theatre work.
  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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In 1974 toured South Africa with ''[[Not in the Book]]'' with [[Avril Angers]], under the auspices of [[Pieter Toerien]].
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== Awards, etc ==
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 307.
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Revision as of 17:10, 2 February 2018

Wilfred Hyde-White (1903-1991). British actor.

Biography

Wilfred Hyde-White entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art upon graduation from Marlborough College. After some stage work, he made his first film in 1934 and became a stalwart in British movies like Rembrandt (1936), The Demi-Paradise (1943), The Third Man (1949), often billed as merely "Hyde White" and specializing in benign but stuffy upper-class types. Working both sides of the continent, Hyde-White appeared in such American productions as Ada (1961), In Search of the Castaways (1962), Gaily, Gaily (1969) and The Cat and the Canary (1979). His best-loved role was as Colonel Pickering in the 1964 Oscar-winner My Fair Lady. Remaining in films until 1983, he also did occasional theatre work.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

In 1974 toured South Africa with Not in the Book with Avril Angers, under the auspices of Pieter Toerien.

Awards, etc

Sources

Tucker, 1997. 307.


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