Wendy HillerAKA:
Dame
,
Wendy Hiller
Nationality:
English Birthdate:
08/15/1912 Birthplace:
Bramhall, Cheshire, England Death Date:
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biography
Academy Award-winning Dame Wendy Hiller began her career with the Manchester Repertory Theatre at the age of 18 and, after leaving to tour the provinces for awhile, returned there to act in "Love on the Dole", adapted from the Walter Greenwood novel by her future husband Ronald Gow. A seven-month tour of Lancashire and Yorkshire preceded its successful 1935 London run, which brought her to the attention of playwright George Bernard Shaw who, noting something special in the actress, became her mentor and friend. Following her 1936 Broadway debut in "Love on the Dole" and with only six
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1930
First appeared on stage at age 18, playing the Maid in Manchester Repertory Theatre production of "The Ware Case"
1935
London stage debut as Sally Hardcastle in "Love on the Dole"
1936
Broadway debut, "Love on the Dole"
1936
Portrayed "Saint Joan" and Eliza Doolittle in "Pygmalion" at the Malvern Theatre Festival, honoring George Bernard Shaw's 80th birthday
1937
Film acting debut in "Lancashire Lad"
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