Tony Richardson Biography (1928-1991)

Full name, Cecil Antonio Richardson; born June 5, 1928, in Shipley, Yorkshire, England; died in November, 1991; son of Clarence Albert (a chemist) and Elsie Evans (Campion) Richardson; married Vanessa Redgrave (an actress), April 29 (some sources say April 28), 1962 (divorced, 1967); children: Natasha Jane.

Nationality
English
Gender
Male
Occupation
director, producer, writer
Birth Details
June 5, 1928
Shipley, Yorkshire, England

Famous Works

  • Credits; Film Director, Except Where Indicated
  • (With John Osborne) Look Back in Anger (also see below), Warner Bros., 1959.
  • The Entertainer (also see below), Continental, 1960.
  • Producer, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, Continental, 1961.
  • (And producer) A Taste of Honey (also see below), Continental, 1961.
  • Sanctuary, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961.
  • (And producer) The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, Continental, 1962.
  • (And producer) Tom Jones, Lopert, 1963.
  • The Loved One, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965.
  • Mademoiselle, Lopert-Woodfall, 1965.
  • The Sailor from Gibraltar (also see below), Lopert, 1965.
  • The Charge of the Light Brigade, United Artists (UA), 1968.
  • Laughter in the Dark, Lopert, 1969.
  • Ned Kelly (also see below), UA, 1969.
  • Hamlet, Columbia, 1970.
  • A Delicate Balance, American Film Theatre, 1973.
  • Dead Cert (also see below), UA, 1974.
  • Joseph Andrews, Paramount, 1977.
  • The Border, Universal, 1982.
  • Hotel New Hampshire (also see below), Orion, 1984.
  • Blue Sky, Orion, 1990.
  • Also directed Momma Don't Allow, 1953, and Red and Blue, 1966; executive producer of The Girl with Green Eyes, 1965.
  • Credits; Television Director; Movies
  • A Death in Canaan, CBS, 1978.
  • Penalty Phase, CBS, 1986.
  • Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun, CBS, 1988.
  • The Phantom of the Opera, NBC, 1989.
  • Credits; Television Director; Episodic
  • "Hills Like White Elephants," Women and Men: Stories of Seduction,HBO, 1990.
  • Credits; Other Television Work
  • Director, After Midnight (pilot), ABC, 1988.
  • Directed BBC productions of Othello and The Gambler.
  • Credits; Stage Director
  • The Country Wife, Royal Theatre, Stratford, England, 1955.
  • Cards of Identity, English Stage Company (ESC), Royal Court Theatre, London, 1956.
  • Look Back in Anger, ESC, Royal Court Theatre, 1956-57, then LyceumTheatre, New York City, 1957.
  • The Member of the Wedding, ESC, Royal Court Theatre, 1957, then Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, New York City, 1960.
  • The Entertainer, ESC, Royal Court Theatre, then Palace Theatre, New York City, 1957, later Royale Theatre, New York City, 1958.
  • The Apollo of Bellac (double-bill with The Chairs), ESC, Royal Court Theatre, 1957.
  • The Making of Moo, ESC, Royal Court Theatre, 1957.
  • Requiem for a Nun, Royal Court Theatre, 1957, then John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1959.
  • The Lesson and The Chairs (double-bill), Phoenix Theatre, New York City, then Royal Court Theatre, 1958.
  • Flesh to a Tiger, Royal Court Theatre, 1958.
  • Pericles, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1958.
  • Othello, Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1959.
  • Orpheus Descending, Royal Court Theatre, 1959.
  • Look After Lulu, Royal Court Theatre, 1959.
  • (With George Devine) A Taste of Honey, Lyceum Theatre, 1960.
  • The Changeling, Royal Court Theatre, 1961.
  • Luther (also see below), Royal Court Theatre, 1961, then St. James's Theatre, London, 1963.
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Court Theatre, 1962.
  • Semi-Detached, Saville Theatre, London, 1962.
  • Natural Affection, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1963.
  • Arturo Ui, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1963.
  • The Milk Train Doesn't Stop Here, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1963.
  • The Seagull, Queen's Theatre, London, 1964.
  • St. Joan of the Stockyards, Queen's Theatre, 1964.
  • Hamlet, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1969.
  • The Threepenny Opera, Prince of Wales Theatre, London, 1972.
  • I, Claudius, Queen's Theatre, 1972.
  • Antony and Cleopatra, Bankside Globe Theatre, London, 1973, then Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, 1987-88.
  • The Lady from the Sea, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1976.
  • As You Like It, Long Beach Festival Theatre, Long Beach, CA, 1979.
  • Toyer, Kennedy Center Theatre, Washington, DC, 1981.
  • Toured as director of Luther, New York, Paris, the Netherlands, and Edinburgh Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1961. Directed Dreamhouse,Los Angeles production, 1983.
  • Credits; Screenplays
  • (With Shelagh Delaney) A Taste of Honey (based on the stage play by Delaney), Continental, 1962.
  • (Coauthor) The Sailor from Gibraltar, Lopert, 1967.
  • Ned Kelly, United Artists (UA), 1969.
  • (Coauthor) Dead Cert, UA, 1974.
  • Hotel New Hampshire, Orion, 1984.

Further Reference

Periodicals

  • Time, November 25, 1991, p. 92.
  • Vanity Fair, February, 1992, p. 130.
  • Variety, November 18, 1991, p. 91.