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Eva Le Gallienne

British actor

Died when: 92 years 143 days (1108 months)
Star Sign: Capricorn

 

Eva Le Gallienne

Eva Le Gallienne (January 11, 1899 – June 3, 1991) was a British-born American stage actress, producer, director, translator, and author.A Broadway star by age 21, Le Gallienne gave up her Broadway appearances to devote herself to founding the Civic Repertory Theatre, in which she was director, producer, and lead actress.

Noted for her boldness and idealism, she became a pioneering figure in the American repertory movement, which enabled today's off-Broadway.

A versatile and eloquent actress herself (playing roles ranging from Peter Pan to Hamlet), Le Gallienne also became a respected stage director, coach, producer and manager.

Le Gallienne consciously devoted herself to the art of the theater as opposed to the show business of Broadway and dedicated herself to upgrading the quality of the stage.

She ran the Civic Repertory Theatre Company for 10 years (1926–1936), producing 37 plays during that time.She managed Broadway's 1100-seat Civic Repertory Theatre at 107 West 14th Street (formerly the Fourteenth Street Theatre) from 1926 to 1932, which was home to her company whose actors included herself, Burgess Meredith, John Garfield, Norman Lloyd, J.

Edward Bromberg, Paul Leyssac, Florida Friebus, David Manners, and Leona Roberts.


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