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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, in 1926 she left Broadway behind to found the Civic Repertory Theatre , where she served as director, producer, and lead actress.
A respected stage coach, director, producer and manager over her six decades, Ms. Le Gallienne consciously devoted herself to the Art of the Theatre as opposed to the Show Business of Broadway and dedicated herself to upgrading the quality of the stage.
Jun 5, 1991 · Eva Le Gallienne, who as an actress, producer, director, translator, writer and teacher was for many decades one of the grand figures of the American stage, died late Monday night at her...
Born on January 11, 1899, Eva Le Gallienne would have been 100 years old this year. The daughter of an English poet and a Danish feminist, Le Gallienne liked to say that she was a "step ahead...
May 30, 2024 · Eva Le Gallienne (born January 11, 1899, London, England—died June 3, 1991, Weston, Connecticut, U.S.) was an actress, director, and producer, one of the outstanding figures of the 20th-century American stage.
Jun 7, 2024 · Over the next seven decades, Le Gallienne played numerous leading roles on Broadway, crisscrossed America in touring productions, performed scenes from Shakespeare as the “class act” in vaudeville shows, and appeared on radio, film, and television.
Le Gallienne, Eva (1899–1991)English-born actress, director, and producer who formed New York's Civic Repertory Theater, an attempt to establish a repertory tradition in the American theater, and worked nearly continuously throughout her long career.
