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John Counsell | |
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| Born | 24 April 1905 Beckenham, London, England |
| Died | 23 February 1987 (aged 81) United Kingdom |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre director, actor, theatre manager |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Elizabeth Counsell |
John William Counsell OBE[1] (24 April 1905 – 23 February 1987)[2][3] was an English actor, director and theatre manager, who (with his wife Mary Kerridge) ran the Theatre Royal, Windsor and its in-house repertory company from the 1930s to the 1980s. His daughter is the actress Elizabeth Counsell, and he was uncle to the actress and painter Jean Miller.[4] Born in Beckenham, to Claud Counsell and Evelyn Fleming, the bulk of Counsell's career was spent in Windsor repertory theatre and the West End stage.[5][6]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
OBEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Birth of John William Counsell in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007 - Ancestry.com (subscription required)
- ^ Obituary for John Counsell - The Times 25 February 1987 - Archive of the National Library of Australia
- ^ Theatre Archive Project, British Library. Jean Miller – interview transcript Interviewer: Emily Blakey. 14 May 2008
- ^ Jean Miller obituary: Telegraph
- ^ Eric Shorter (3 August 1999). "Mary Kerridge". the Guardian.