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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]]. | 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]]. | ||
| − | 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) | + | 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) |
Revision as of 16:56, 30 May 2015
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.
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 Chodorov at the Intimate in 1974. *** (Tucker, 1997)
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