Reginald Denham

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English actor (1894–1983)

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::summary English actor (1894–1983) ::

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nameReginald Denham
imagePortrait de Reginald Denham (photographie de Sasha).png
captionPortrait of Reginald Denham in the 1920s.
birth_date
birth_placeLondon, England
death_date
death_placeTenafly, New Jersey, U.S.
occupationWriter
Theatre actor
Film director
Producer
spouse
Lilian Oldland

| | relatives | Tamara Ustinov (granddaughter) | ::

| name = Reginald Denham | image = Portrait de Reginald Denham (photographie de Sasha).png | caption = Portrait of Reginald Denham in the 1920s. | birth_date = | birth_place = London, England | death_date = | death_place = Tenafly, New Jersey, U.S. | occupation = Writer Theatre actor Film director Producer | spouse = Lilian Oldland

| relatives = Tamara Ustinov (granddaughter)

Reginald Denham (10 January 1894 – 4 February 1983) was an English writer, theatre and film director, actor and film producer.

Biography

Reginald H. F. Denham was born in London, England, in 1894.

He spent a good part of his career directing Broadway theatre, with a career spanning from the melodrama Rope's End (1929) by Patrick Hamilton, to the courtroom drama Hostile Witness (1966). In 1930 he produced the First World War drama Suspense in the West End. He began working in the United States in 1943.

Denham's marriage to Irish actress Moyna Macgill ended in divorce in 1924. On November 15, 1924, he married English actress Lilian Oldland. They were divorced, and he married American actress and writer Mary Orr (from 1947 until his death). While they were married, Denham and Orr were writing partners. His daughter with Macgill, Isolde Denham, married actor Peter Ustinov when they were both 19.

Denham's autobiography, Stars In My Hair, was published by Crown Publishers in 1958.

He died following a stroke in Tenafly, New Jersey.

Credits

Writer

Director

Producer

Actor

References

References

  1. (November 16, 1924). "Stage Wedding: Moyna MacGill's former husband marries again". The Weekly Dispatch.
  2. (December 9, 1958). "Denham's Biography Out". The Courier-Journal.
  3. (February 8, 1993). "Reginald Denham, 89; playwright€ actor, longtime theatrical director". The Boston Globe.
  4. "Ohioana-authors.org".

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