Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1905, Mar. 15 | Born, New York, N.Y. |
1907-1908 | American tour with parents, May Whitty and Ben Webster, British actors |
1918-1923 | Attended Queen Anne School, Reading, England |
1923-1924 | Attended Sorbonne, Paris, France; Etlinger Dramatic School, London, England, and University of London, London, England |
1924 | Stage debut, chorus of The Trojan Women |
1925-1930 | Actress, Macdona Tours, Oxford Players, Ben Greet Shakespeare Co. Old Vic, and Schools Theater |
1933-1936 | Active in British Equity and London Theatre Council; director (producer), British stage |
1937 | Director, Richard II, starring Maurice Evans, New York |
1942 | Published Shakespeare Without Tears.New York: McGraw-Hill Directed Othello, starring Paul Robeson |
1946-1948 | American Repertory Theater, with Cheryl Crawford and Eva Le Gallienne |
1948-1950 | Margaret Webster Shakespeare Co. |
1950 | Director, Metropolitan Opera, “Don Carlo” |
1961-1962 | Specialist, U.S. Department of State, South Africa |
1969 | Published The Same Only Different . New York |
1972 | Published Don't Put Your Daughter on the Stage. New York: Knopf |
1972, Nov. 13 | Died, London, England |