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Richardson was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the third son and youngest child of Arthur Richardson and his wife Lydia (née Russell) on 19 December 1902. [1] The couple had met while both were in Paris, studying with the painter William-Adolphe Bouguereau . [ 2 ]
Ralph Richardson (born December 19, 1902, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England—died October 10, 1983, London) was a British stage and motion-picture actor who, with John Gielgud and Laurence Olivier, was one of the greatest British actors of his generation.
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Dec 19, 2023 · Born in Cheltenham on December 19, 1902, Ralph David Richardson had no pretensions towards acting, his familial background being more arty than thespian. His place of birth, a Georgian villa in the spa town’s upmarket Tivoli area, is today Grade II Listed, and was the rather splendid setting for Richardson’s early years.
Sir Ralph Richardson was one of the greatest actors of the 20th Century English-language theater, ascending to the height of his profession in the mid-1930s when he became a star in London's West End. He became the first actor of his generation to be knighted.
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Sir Ralph Richardson was one of the greatest actors of the 20th Century English-language theater, ascending to the height of his profession in the mid-1930s when he became a star in London's West End. He became the first actor of his generation to be knighted.
- December 19, 1902
- October 10, 1983
Born Place. Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. Nationality. Education. When he was around 15 years old, Ralph Richardson was sent to Xaverian College (a seminary for trainee priests) but he ran away. Afterward, he attended Brighton School of Art and left the school in 1920. Occupation.
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Sir Ralph Richardson was born in Cheltenham, England, on December 19, 1902. He worked as an office boy in an insurance company before making his stage debut in 1920. He gained recognition for his Shakespearean roles at the Old Vic theatre in the 1930s.
