House Of Redgrave

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From the landmark films of Tony Richardson to the untimely death of Natasha Richardson
- this is the saga of one of the greatest dynasties in British film & theatre. In 1928 at the end of a production of Hamlet at the Old Vic Laurence Olivier strode to the front of the stage to hush the audience & announced pointing at his co-star Michael Redgrave Tonight a great actress has been born. Laertes has a daughter." He meant Vanessa Redgrave. That is where this dramatic books story begins. It concludes in 2009 with the sudden & tragic death in a skiing accident of Vanessas daughter Natasha Richardson
- & further family sorrow soon to follow with the deaths of both Corin & Lynn Redgrave. The story of this amazing family is explosive throughout
- from the tangled private life of Tony Richardson Natashas father who directed major films like Joseph Andrews to Vanessa & Corins complicated involvement with the Workers Revolutionary Party to the emergence of a fourth generation of fine actors with Natasha & Joely. There is truly never a dull moment
- but plenty of scandal melodrama tragedy & intrigue
- in the story of this remarkable dynasty whose contribution to British drama & film has been immense."