Glen Byam Shaw
Glen Byam Shaw born 13 December 1904 (d. 1986)
Glen Byam Shaw was an English actor and theatre director.
He was born in London, the son of artist John Liston Byam Shaw. After youthful relationships with Ivor Novello and the poet, Siegfried Sassoon (who remained one of his closest friends), he married the actress, Angela Baddeley.
As an actor, he worked mostly in the theatre and during the 1930s he began directing in the West End. Between 1947 to 1956 he was the director of the Old Vic Theatre School, part of the Old Vic Theatre Centre, which also included the Young Vic. From 1957 to 1959 he was director of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
Glen Byam Shaw was an English actor and theatre director.
He was born in London, the son of artist John Liston Byam Shaw. After youthful relationships with Ivor Novello and the poet, Siegfried Sassoon (who remained one of his closest friends), he married the actress, Angela Baddeley.
As an actor, he worked mostly in the theatre and during the 1930s he began directing in the West End. Between 1947 to 1956 he was the director of the Old Vic Theatre School, part of the Old Vic Theatre Centre, which also included the Young Vic. From 1957 to 1959 he was director of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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