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Rodney Ackland (18 May 1908 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex – 6 December 1991 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) was an English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter. Born as Norman Ackland Bernstein in Southend, Essex, to a Jewish father from Warsaw and a non-Jewish mother, he was educated at Balham Grammar School in
Rodney Ackland. Writer: 49th Parallel. Ackland studied for the stage at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art in London, England. He made his stage debut in 1924 at the Gate Theatre.
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Apr 26, 2018 · Rodney Ackland’s unsparing portrait of a Soho nightclub in 1945 is given a masterly revival Aaron Heffernan and Kate Fleetwood in ‘Absolute Hell’. Photo: Johan Persson
Actor and playwright Rodney Ackland as a young dramatist was sometimes referred to as the English Chekhov. Born Norman Ackland Bernstein, the son of a music-hall singer, he began acting professionally as a teenager before studying at London's Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art.
Ackland, Rodney (18 May 1908) in The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre Length: 166 words View all related items in Oxford Reference »
Biography. Rodney Ackland was born Norman Ackland Bernstein in Westcliff-on-Sea in 1908, the son of a businessman and a musical comedy star, Ada Rodney. Ackland’s early life was spent on tour with his mother until she ‘retired’ to raise her family.
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Rodney Ackland. ~playauthor~Written by~ Rodney Ackland. Oberon Books, 1997. playtext. Acts: 2, Scenes: 4, Roles: Total (11), Female (5), Male (6), Unassigned (0) ...After October introduces us to Clive, a young playwright struggling to make ends meet, find love and complete his masterpiece.
