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The Wars of the Roses was a 1963 theatrical adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III), which deals with the conflict between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over the throne of England, a conflict known as the Wars of the Roses.
Dame Edith Margaret Emily "Peggy" Ashcroft (22 December 1907 – 14 June 1991) was an English actress whose career spanned more than 60 years.. Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition.
Peggy Ashcroft: The Wars of the Roses: Margaret of Anjou: 1965 Eileen Atkins: The Killing of Sister George: Alice "Childie" McNaught: 1966 Irene Worth: A Song at Twilight: Hilde Latymer: 1967 Lila Kedrova: The Cherry Orchard: Madame Ranevskaya: 1968 Jill Bennett: Time Present: Pamela: 1969 Rosemary Harris: Plaza Suite: Karen Nash / Muriel Tate ...
1964 – Peggy Ashcroft for The Wars of the Roses; 1965 – Eileen Atkins for The Killing of Sister George; 1966 – Irene Worth for A Song at Twilight; 1967 – Lila Kedrova for The Cherry Orchard; 1968 – Jill Bennett for Time Present; 1969 – Rosemary Harris for Plaza Suite; 1970 – Maggie Smith for Hedda Gabler; 1971 – Peggy Ashcroft ...
In 1965, BBC 1 broadcast all three plays from John Barton and Peter Hall's The Wars of the Roses trilogy (Henry VI, The Rise of Edward IV and Richard III) with David Warner as Henry and Peggy Ashcroft as Margaret.
George Clooney admits he once assumed his age difference with wife Amal Clooney would be insurmountable.. In a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times to promote his Broadway debut in Good ...
Outstanding among his many stage appearances for the RSC, both at Stratford-upon-Avon and in London's West End (usually at the Aldwych Theatre), was his performance in 1963 as the Duke of York in The Wars of the Roses opposite Peggy Ashcroft as Queen Margaret.
Janet Suzman was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, to a Jewish family, the daughter of Betty (née Sonnenberg) and Saul Suzman, a wealthy tobacco importer. [2] [3]Her grandfather, Max Sonnenberg, was a member of the South African parliament, and her aunt was the civil rights and anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman.