Lewis Casson | |
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 Casson drives the Old Vic Travelling Theatre Company scenery van during the Old Vic tour of South Wales in 1941. The van is an old furniture removal van. A poster above the windscreen advertises the play they will be performing as Candida by George Bernard Shaw, starring Casson and Sybil Thorndike, and directed by Tyrone Guthrie. | |
| Born | Lewis Thomas Casson 26 October 1875 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England |
| Died | 16 May 1969 (aged 93) |
| Resting place | Ashes interred in St Pauls Church, Covent Garden |
| Education | Ruthin School St Mark's College |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, theatre director |
| Spouse | |
| Children | John Casson Christopher Casson Mary Casson Ann Casson |
| Relatives | Benedict Campbell (grandson) |
Sir Lewis Thomas Casson MC (26 October 1875 – 16 May 1969) was an English actor and theatre director, and the husband of actress Dame Sybil Thorndike.[1][2]
- ^ Devlin, Diana. Casson, Sir Lewis Thomas (1875–1969). The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- ^ Mary Auronwy James (2001). "Casson, Lewis (1875-1969), actor and theatrical producer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 24 February 2022.