Anthony QuayleJohn Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 — 20 October 1989) was an English actor and director. He was born in Ainsdale in Lancashire and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After appearing in vaudeville, he joined the Old Vic in 1932. From 1948 to 1956 he directed at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, and laid the foundations for the creation of the Royal Shakespeare Company. His own Shakespearian roles included Falstaff and Othello; he also appeared in contemporary plays. His film roles included parts in Ice Cold in Alex (1958), The Guns of Navarone (1961) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1969 for his role in Anne of the Thousand Days. Quayle was knighted in 1985. This page about Anthony Quayle includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Anthony Quayle News stories about Anthony Quayle External links for Anthony Quayle Videos for Anthony Quayle Wikis about Anthony Quayle Discussion Groups about Anthony Quayle Blogs about Anthony Quayle Images of Anthony Quayle |
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His own Shakespearian roles included Falstaff and Othello; he also appeared in contemporary plays. Some have said he was the finest Scrooge of all time, next to Alastair Sim. From 1948 to 1956 he directed at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, and laid the foundations for the creation of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Critics and the public alike praised his performance. After appearing in vaudeville, he joined the Old Vic in 1932. In 1984, Scott was cast in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in a televison adaptation of A Christmas Carol. He was born in Ainsdale in Lancashire and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. Scott!". John Anthony Quayle (7 September 1913 — 20 October 1989) was an English actor and director. The director replied "My dear, the whole world is scared of George C. There is a famous story that one of his co-stars told the director "I don't know what to do, I am scared of him". Scott had a reputation for being somewhat moody and mercurial while on the set. Jack Cassidy won an Emmy award for his performance as the defense lawyer in this production. It was also in 1970 that Scott directed a very highly acclaimed television version of The Andersonville Trial. Having declined an Academy Award nomination for his appearance in The Hustler, Scott returned his Oscar for Patton, stating that he didn't feel himself to be in competition with other actors. Scott's greatest role, however, was when he played the swaggering and controversial World War II Army general, George Patton, in the 1970 movie, Patton. Scott had researched extensively for this role studying films of the general and talking to those who knew him. Strangelove. This take was the one that is actually used in Dr. It was said that Stanley Kubrick told Scott that he had all the takes for one of the early scenes in that film and asked to redo the scene in an "over the top" fashion. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb where he played the part of General "Buck" Turgidson. However, his most famous early role was in Dr. He was nominated for an Academy Award for best supporting actor. Scott gained wide public attention in the film, Anatomy Of A Murder, in which he played a wiley prosecutor opposite Jimmy Stewart as the defense attorney. Scott also played Richard III on stage and one critic said he was the "angriest" Richard III of all time. Scott's performance earned him a mention in Time magazine as a rising young actor of great intensity. This was based on the military trial of the commandant of the infamous Civil War prison camp in Andersonville, Georgia. Scott began as a stage actor on Broadway and achieved critical acclaim portraying the prosecutor in The Andersonville Trial by Saul Levett. But he soon left college for an acting career. After serving his hitch in the Marines, Scott enrolled in the University of Missouri where he majored in journalism. Scott later complained that his duties at Arlington led to his drinking. In that capacity, he served as a ceremonial guard at Arlington National Cemetery and he taught English literature and radio speaking/writing at the Marine Corps Institute. Marine Corps and was assigned to the prestigious 8th and I Barracks in Washington, D.C. As a young man, Scott joined the U.S. His mother died when he was only eight-years-old, and he was raised by his father, an executive at Buick Motor Company. Scott was born in Wise, Virginia. in the Academy Award winning movie, Patton.. Patton, Jr. He was best known for his dramatic portrayal of General George S. George Campbell Scott (October 18, 1927-September 22, 1999) was a film/stage actor, director, and producer. Angus, 1995. A Christmas Carol, (telefilm), 1984. Firestarter, 1984. Oliver Twist, 1982. Taps, (1981). Hardcore, 1979. Islands in the Stream, 1977. The Hindenburg, (1975). Patton, 1970. Strangelove, 1964. Dr. The Hustler, 1961. Anatomy of a Murder, 1959. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his." from Patton, 1970. "I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. |