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Sybil Thorndike
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British actress (1882–1976)
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Sybil Thorndike was a British stage and film actor who began her work period in 1904. She was educated at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was employed by The Old Vic. A member of the Labour Party, she also served as a suffragist. Her spouse was Lewis Casson, and they had a child named Ann Casson. She was the sibling of Russell Thorndike.
Thorndike was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, in 1882 and died in Chelsea in 1976. She was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play and received an honorary degree. She is described by the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia. Following her death, she was buried in Westminster Abbey.
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Film & TV
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Known for
- The Prince, The Showgirl and Me2004
- The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens — Elizabeth Ball Dickens1970
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
- ITV Playhouse — The Nurse1967
- Don't Utter a Note — Florence Pringle1966
- A Passage to India — Mrs Moore1965
- Man and Mirror — Isabel Manners1965
- BBC Play of the Month — Mrs Moore1965
- Uncle Vanya — Marina, the nurse1963
- The Big Gamble — Aunt Cathleen1961
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sybil
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Gainsborough
- Place of death
- Chelsea
- Spouse
- Lewis Casson
- Sibling
- Russell Thorndike
- Occupation
- pacifist
- Educated at
- Guildhall School of Music and Drama
- Employer
- The Old Vic
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Sybil Thorndike, English actress, 1932 - The Falk Studios (6480135843).jpg
- Residence
- London
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- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- Commons category
- Sybil Thorndike
- date of birth
- 1882-10-24
- date of death
- 1976-06-09
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play
- start of work period
- 1904-00-00
- date of burial or cremation
- 1976-07-02
- name in native language
- Sybil Thorndike
- oral history at
- British Library of Political and Economic Science
- member of
- Women's Social and Political Union
- significant person
- George Bernard Shaw
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