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Corin Redgrave, a towering, award-winning force on the British stage but a lesser universally recognized third-generation scion of the acting dynasty, was the reddish-haired middle brother of his more internationally famous sisters, Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave who achieved widespread celebrity during their course of work on the American stage, film and TV.
Nevertheless Corin was a treasured actor in England and much less inspired to acquire the fame cast upon his sisters. The tall, amiably handsome actor built for an enviable career for himself on the British stage. Like Vanessa he was a fiery and impassioned political radical and embraced a host of liberal causes during his lifetime. Most notably, he was a potent member of the Workers' Revolutionary Party, and supported a motion to impeach Prime Minister Tony Blair following the British participation in the war in Iraq. He also campaigned for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. In 2004, he, along with Vanessa, founded the Peace and Progress Party in 2004, which offered several candidates for the 2005 national election. He strongly believed that his early political activism impeded his nascent progress as an actor at the time, explaining the late bloom of his career.
The son of renowned actors Sir Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson, Corin William was born in London, England on July 16, 1939. The patriarch and matriarch of the acting family was his paternal grandparents Roy Redgrave and Margaret Scudamore. Educated at Westminster public school and at King's College at the University of Cambridge, he inherited his parents' intense passion for acting and was determined to follow in the family's natural acting ways. His career took longer to ignite than older sister Vanessa, who quickly became an international star.
Corin's first stage appearance at age 22 occurred auspiciously, however, at London's famed Royal Court Theatre in 1961 portraying Lysander in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that was produced by Tony Richardson, Vanessa's husband-to-be. Following this he appeared in "Twelfth Night" and then appeared in "Chips with Everything" (also at the Royal) which eventually went to New York. Following theatre roles in "The Right Honourable Gentleman" (1964), "Lady Windemere's Fan" (1966) and "Abelard and Heloise" (1971), Corin joined the Royal Shakespeare Company for the 1972 season at Stratford and at the Aldwych, playing Octavius in both "Julius Caesar" and "Antony and Cleopatra," as well as Ephesus in "The Comedy of Errors". Under the direction of David Thacker, a prominent British director of Arthur Miller works, he appeared in the Miller plays "The Crucible" at the Young Vic.
As for his early years on 1960s film, Corin appeared in several of his sisters' films. Making his debut in the unmemorable Crooks in Cloisters (1964), he showed up with Vanessa in the films A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968), and Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) and in Lynn's The Deadly Affair (1967). He actually fared better at the time in classier TV productions such as David Copperfield (1970); a production of "Dracula" in 1969 (as Jonathan Harker); and in Antony and Cleopatra (1974) (as Octavius, his stage role). Corin enjoyed a rare lead movie role in the Australian-made Between Wars (1974) and also appeared in the well-received Excalibur (1981) before making a strong impression in the Daniel Day-Lewis starrer In the Name of the Father (1993). Often playing gentlemen of strong authority and nobility, his on-camera career seemed to hit its stride as a character performer in later years.
Elsewhere, Corin and sister Vanessa founded the Moving Theatre company in 1993, that proved an exciting and creative outlet for their acting and directing ambitions. He went on to portray a critically acclaimed King Lear and also appeared opposite Vanessa and second wife Kika Markham in a successful revival of Noël Coward's "A Song at Twilight". Even better, he played the brutal prison warden Boss Whalen in the "lost" Tennessee Williams' work "Not About Nightingales" for which he won a 1998 Olivier Award and was nominated for a Tony award a year later. In 2000 he appeared in Trevor Nunn's production of Chekov's "The Cherry Orchard" at the National.
An occasional playwright ("Bluntly Speaking"), Corin also authored a very well-received book about his tormented father, "Michael Redgrave: My Father," which was hailed for its candid examination of both his father's bisexuality and BBC "blacklisting" (for his alleged ties with the Communist party).
Corin was plagued by illness come the millennium. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000 and suffered a serious heart attack in 2005. Rebounding however, he appeared in the one-man play "Tynan" in 2007, and made a triumphant return to the London stage in late March of 2009 playing the title role in "Trumbo," which is based on the life of blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo. The actor dedicated his opening-night performance to the memory of his niece, actress Natasha Richardson, who had just died earlier in the month of injuries sustained in a Canadian skiing accident.
Redgrave's first marriage to former model Deirdre Hamilton-Hill (they divorced and she later died of cancer in 1997) produced son Luke and actress/daughter Jemma Redgrave. He subsequently married actress Kika Markham and had two more sons, Harvey and Arden. Thriving on stage, TV and film as late as 2009, the 70-year-old Corin died in a London hospital after a short illness in April of 2010.- Actor
- Casting Director
James Aubrey was born on 28 August 1947 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, Austria [now Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Carinthia, Austria]. He was an actor and casting director, known for Lord of the Flies (1963), Spy Game (2001) and The Hunger (1983). He was married to Agnes Kristin Hallander. He died on 6 April 2010 in Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Writer
- Soundtrack
Eddie Carroll was born on 5 September 1933 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He was an actor and writer, known for Villains' Revenge (1999), Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983) and The Magical World of Disney (1954). He was married to Carolyn Springer. He died on 6 April 2010 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.- Animation Department
- Director
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Ray was born on 2 August 1919 in Williams, Arizona, USA. He was a director and assistant director, known for Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Transformers (1984) and Garfield and Friends (1988). He died on 6 April 2010 in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.- Tony Nowak was born on 13 June 1949 in Poznan, Wielkopolskie, Poland. He was married to Maria Barrie. He died on 6 April 2010 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
- Ricardo Lavié was born on 5 October 1922 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an actor, known for Pimienta (1966), Balabasadas (1968) and Brigada cola (1992). He died on 6 April 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katsumi Nishikawa was born in 1918. He was a director and writer, known for Tatakai tsuzukeru otoko (1961), Kimagure tosei (1962) and Izu no odoriko (1963). He died on 6 April 2010 in Tokyo, Japan.- Producer
- Actor
Óscar Kramer was born on 25 May 1937 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was a producer and actor, known for The Plague (1992), El impostor (1997) and El último tren (2002). He died on 6 April 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Stunts
- Actress
April Stirton was born on 3 April 1982 in North Carolina, USA. She was an actress, known for Hereafter (2010), True Blood (2008) and Circle of Eight (2009). She died on 6 April 2010 in Studio City, California, USA.- Anatoli Dobrynin was born on 16 November 1919 in Krasnaya Gorka, Mozhaisk, Moscow, Russia. He was married to Irina Nikolaevna. He died on 6 April 2010 in Russia.
- Camera and Electrical Department
Fred Johanns was born on 28 August 1943 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA. Fred is known for Meet Joe Black (1998), Sleeping with the Enemy (1991) and The Family Man (2000). Fred was married to Kathleen Fruge. Fred died on 6 April 2010 in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA.- Additional Crew
Wilma Mankiller was born on 18 November 1945 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, USA. She is known for Independent Lens (1999), Trudell (2005) and Declarations: Essays on American Ideals (1994). She was married to Charlie Soap and Hector Olaya. She died on 6 April 2010 in Adair County, Oklahoma, USA.