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Tony Richardson: Biography

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  • Birth Name: Cecil Antonio Richardson
  • Birth Place: Shipley, Yorkshire, England
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/05/1928, Gemini
  • Date of Death: 11/14/1991
  • Profession: Director
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Tony Richardson Fast Facts:
  • Was president of the Oxford Drama Society.
  • Joined the BBC as a director in 1953.
  • Co-directed the short documentary Momma Don't Allow in 1955; it was shown at the first Free Cinema program in 1956.
  • Co-founded the English Stage Company in 1955; first play he directed there was Look Back in Anger.
  • Formed Woodfall Film Productions with playwright John Osborne and 1959's Look Back in Anger was the first feature he directed.
  • Became a leader of the British New Wave movement with A Taste of Honey in 1961 and The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner in 1962.
  • Mainstream success and an Oscar came with his adaptation of Tom Jones in 1963.
  • Turned to U.S. TV productions later in his career with A Death in Canaan in 1978 and The Phantom of the Opera in 1990.
  • Last film directed was Blue Sky, released posthumously in 1994, which won Jessica Lange an Oscar for Best Actress.
  • Tony Richardson Relationships:
  • Vanessa Redgrave - Ex-wife
  • Elsie Richardson - Mother
  • Natasha Richardson - Daughter
  • Clarence Albert Richardson - Father
  • Katharine Grimond - Daughter
  • Grizelda Grimond - Ex-significant Other
  • Joely Richardson - Daughter
  • Tony Richardson Awards:
  • 1964 Golden Globe: Best Director - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1963 Oscar: Best Achievement in Directing - Winner
  • 1963 Oscar: Best Motion Picture of the Year - Winner
  • 1959 BAFTA Awards: Best Film and British Film - Nominee
  • 1961 BAFTA Awards: Best British Screenplay - Nominee
  • College:
  • University of Oxford, Wadham College, Oxford, England (1952)

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