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Geoffrey Kendal (7 September 1909 – 14 May 1998) was an English actor and theatre director who delivered Shakespeare performances throughout India in the 1940s and 1950s. Early life and family. Born Richard Geoffrey Bragg in Kendal, Westmorland, at 5 Church View, Aynam Road [1], he took the name of his place of birth as his surname. [2] .
Jun 14, 1998 · Geoffrey Bragg (Geoffrey Kendal), actor-manager: born Kendal, Westmorland 7 September 1909; married 1933 Laura Liddell (died 1992; one daughter, and one daughter deceased); died 14 May 1998.
Nov 30, 2017 · Geoffrey Kendal was a film director and theater personality from Kendal, Westmorland, who is known for his contributions in Indian entertainment industry, pre-dominantly in theater. He was an English actor-manager, who delivered Shakespeare performances throughout India in the 1940s & 1950s.
Loosely based on the real-life actor-manager Geoffrey Kendal's family and his travelling "Shakespeareana Company", which earned him the Indian sobriquet "Shakespearewallah", the film follows the story of nomadic British actors as they perform Shakespeare plays in towns in post-colonial India.
Geoffrey Kendal was born on September 7, 1909 in Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), Shakespeare-Wallah (1965) and Junoon (1979). He was married to Laura Liddell. He died on May 14, 1998 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
As actor-manager of his company, Geoffrey Kendal, accompanied by Laura, toured India and the far east extensively; right upto the 1980s, performing Shakespeare, Shaw, and contemporary English theatre to Indian audiences all over the country, from palaces to schools to theatre halls.
Geoffrey Kendal was born on 7 September 1909 in Kendal, Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK. He was an actor, known for 36 Chowringhee Lane (1981), Shakespeare-Wallah (1965) and Junoon (1979). He was married to Laura Liddell. He died on 14 May 1998 in Westminster, London, England, UK.
