Sybil Thorndike

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Sybil Thorndike was a renowned English stage and film actress celebrated for her powerful performances in classical and modern drama, particularly in the works of Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw.

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Sybil Thorndike canonical 4
Agnes Sybil Thorndike 1

Statements (68)

Predicate Object
instanceOf English actor
film actress
human
stage actress
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1900
awardReceived The Order of the Companions of Honour
surface form: Companion of Honour

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Order of Merit
birthName Sybil Thorndike self-linksurface differs
surface form: Agnes Sybil Thorndike
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1882-10-24
dateOfDeath 1976-06-09
describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
Dictionary of National Biography
surface form: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
educatedAt Guildhall School of Music and Drama
familyName Thorndike
genre drama
tragedy
givenName Agnes
Sybil
hasWorkPeriod 20th century
honorificPrefix Dame
knownFor classical and modern drama
collaboration with George Bernard Shaw
performances in Shakespearean drama
powerful stage performances
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Old Vic Company
name Sybil Thorndike self-link
notableRole Gertrude
surface form: Gertrude in "Hamlet"

Saint Joan
surface form: Joan in "Saint Joan"

Lady Macbeth
surface form: Lady Macbeth in "Macbeth"

Medea
surface form: Medea in "Medea"

Margaret of Anjou
surface form: Queen Margaret in "Richard III"
notableWork King Lear
Macbeth
Major Barbara
Medea
Othello (play)
surface form: Othello

Pygmalion
Saint Joan
Stage Fright
The Big Sleep
surface form: The Big Sleep (1969 film)

The Corn Is Green
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Madwoman of Chaillot
The Nun's Story
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film)
surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl

The Queen's Guards
Trojan Women (Euripides)
surface form: The Trojan Women
occupation actress
film actor
stage actor
parentOf Ann Casson
Christopher Casson
John Casson
Mary Casson
placeOfBirth Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
placeOfDeath London, England
religion Anglicanism
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender female
sibling Frank Thorndike
George Thorndike
Russell Thorndike
spouse Lewis Casson

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The Prince and the Showgirl (1957 film) starring Sybil Thorndike
subject surface form: The Prince and the Showgirl
Leatherhead Theatre namedAfter Sybil Thorndike
Sybil Thorndike name Sybil Thorndike self-link
Sybil Thorndike birthName Sybil Thorndike self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Agnes Sybil Thorndike
Thorndike Theatre namedAfter Sybil Thorndike