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Donald Albery Biography (1914-1988)

Full name, Donald Arthur Rolleston Albery; born June 19, 1914, in London, England; died September 14, 1988, in Monte Carlo, Monaco; son of Bronson James (a stage producer and theatre owner) and Una Gwynn (Rolleston) Albery; marriedHeather Boys, 1946 (marriage ended); children: four.

In honor of Douglas Albery, the New Theatre in London was renamed the AlberyTheatre in 1972.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

June 19, 1914

London, England

Death Details

September 14, 1988

Monte Carlo, Monaco

Famous Works

• Credits
• FIRST STAGE WORK--Producer, Birthday Honours, Q Theatre, London, 1953.
• FIRST BROADWAY WORK--Producer (with Gilbert Miller), The Living Room, Henry Miller's Theatre, 1954.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; PRODUCER
• The Living Room, Wyndham's Theatre, London, 1953.
• I Am a Camera, New Theatre, London, 1954.
• Lucky Strike, Q Theatre, London, 1955.
• The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker, New Theatre, 1955.
• Waiting for Godot, Arts Theatre, London, 1955.
• The Waltz of the Toreadors, Arts Theatre, 1956.
• Gigi, New Theatre, 1956.
• Grab Me a Gondola, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1956.
• Zuleika, Saville Theatre, London, 1957.
• Tea and Sympathy, Comedy Theatre, London, 1957.
• Paddle Your Own Canoe, Criterion Theatre, London, 1957.
• Dinner with the Family, New Theatre, 1957.
• The Potting Shed, Globe Theatre, London, 1958.
• Epitaph for George Dillon, Royal Court Theatre, London, 1958, then retitled George Dillon, Comedy Theatre, 1958.
• Irma La Douce, Lyric Theatre, London, 1958.
• The Rose Tattoo and Make Me an Offer, both New Theatre, 1959.
• A Taste of Honey and The Hostage, both Wyndham's Theatre, 1959.
• The Complaisant Lover, Globe Theatre, 1959.
• One to Another, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1959.
• The Ring of Truth, Savoy Theatre, London, 1959.
• The World of Suzie Wong, Prince of Wales' Theatre, London, 1959.
• Fings Ain't Wot They Used t'Be, Garrick Theatre, London, 1960.
• A Passage to India and The Tinker, both Comedy Theatre, 1960.
• Call It Love, Wyndham's Theatre, 1960.
• Oliver!, New Theatre, 1960, then (with David Merrick) Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1963, later (with Merrick) Martin Beck Theatre, New York City,1964.
• The Art of Living, Criterion Theatre, 1960.
• The Miracle Worker, Royalty Theatre, London, 1961.
• Beyond the Fringe, Fortune Theatre, London, 1961.
• Blitz!, Adelphi Theatre, London, 1961.
• A Severed Head, Criterion Theatre, 1963, then (with Merrick) Royale Theatre, New York City, 1964.
• (with Richard Barr and Clinton Wilder) Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and (with Brian Rix) Instant Marriage, both Piccadilly Theatre, London, 1964.
• Poker Session, Globe Theatre, 1964.
• Beyond the Fringe, May Fair Theatre, London, 1964.
• (with Rix) Diplomatic Baggage, Wyndham's Theatre, 1964.
• Entertaining Mr. Sloane, New Arts Theatre, London, 1964, then (with SladeBrown, Tanya Chasman, E.A. Gilbert, and Michael Codron) Lyceum Theatre, NewYork City, 1965.
• Jorrocks, New Theatre, 1965.
• (with H. Clay Blaney) Portrait of a Queen, Vaudeville Theatre, London, 1965.
• The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Wyndham's Theatre, 1966.
• The Restoration of Arnold Middleton and (with Perry Raffles) Mrs.
• Wilson's Diary, both Criterion Theatre, 1967.
• Spring and Port Wine, New Theatre, 1967.
• The Italian Girl, Wyndham's Theatre, 1968.
• Man of La Mancha, Piccadilly Theatre, 1968.
• Conduct Unbecoming, Queen's Theatre, London, 1969, then (with Roger Stevens) Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1970.
• (With Michael Codron) It's a Two Foot Six Inches above the Ground World,Wyndham's Theatre, 1970.
• Poor Horace, Lyric Theatre, 1970.
• Mandrake, Criterion Theatre, 1970.
• Popkiss, Globe Theatre, 1972.
• Also produced Sparrers Can't Sing, Celebration, Bonne Soupe, and Heartbreak House, all in London 1961; Not to Worry, Semi-Detached, and Fiorello!, allin London, 1962; Le Mariage de Figaro and License to Murder, both in London,1963; The Time of the Barracudas, 1963; The Fourth of June and Carving a Statue, both in London, 1964; Very Good Eddie and The Family Dance, both in London, 1976; Candida, London, 1977.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS; PRODUCER
• The Perils of Scobie Prilt, U.K. cities, 1963.
• A Little Winter Love, U.K. cities, 1964.
• Oliver!, U.S. cities, 1965.

Further Reference

OBITUARIES AND OTHER SOURCES:

• Variety, September 21, 1988.