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'''Christopher T Casson''' (20 March 1912 – 9 July 1996) was an [[England|English]] actor. His work included stage, screen, radio and television roles. His portrayal of a [[Church of Ireland]] canon in the long-running series [[The Riordans]] made him known nationwide. |
'''Christopher T Casson''' (20 March 1912 – 9 July 1996) was an [[England|English]]-born actor who became a citizen of [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] in 1946. His work included stage, screen, radio and television roles. His portrayal of a [[Church of Ireland]] canon in the long-running series [[The Riordans]] made him known nationwide. |
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==Life and work== |
==Life and work== |
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He was born in [[Prestwich]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]] |
He was born in [[Prestwich]], [[Lancashire]], [[England]]<ref>http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=christopher&lastname=casson&mothersmaidenname=thorndike</ref>, the youngest son of actors [[Sybil Thorndike]] and [[Lewis Casson]]. He made his stage debut at age three in [[Julius Caesar (play)|Julius Caesar]] at the [[Old Vic]].<ref name=boy>{{cite book|last=Boylan|first= Henry |year=1998|title=A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition|page= 62|location=Dublin| publisher= Gill and MacMillan|ISBN = 0-7171-2945-4}}</ref> |
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After a brief naval career he enrolled at the Central School of Dramatic Art at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]. He began his professional career in 1930. He toured [[Egypt]], [[Palestine]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] during the 1930s. |
After a brief naval career he enrolled at the Central School of Dramatic Art at the [[Royal Albert Hall]]. He began his professional career in 1930. He toured [[Egypt]], [[Palestine]], [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] during the 1930s. |
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He was part of a [[Jacob's Award]] winning production in 1982, as a member of the [[Radio Éireann Players|RTÉ Players]], when he acted the part of Virag in [[RTÉ Radio]]'s [[Ulysses (broadcast)|unabridged, 30 hour, marathon broadcast]] of [[James Joyce]]'s novel, [[Ulysses (novel)|''Ulysses'']].<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/readingulysses/cast_1982.html Cast of ''Ulysses'' broadcast] RTÉ. Retrieved: 2011-06-13.</ref> |
He was part of a [[Jacob's Award]] winning production in 1982, as a member of the [[Radio Éireann Players|RTÉ Players]], when he acted the part of Virag in [[RTÉ Radio]]'s [[Ulysses (broadcast)|unabridged, 30 hour, marathon broadcast]] of [[James Joyce]]'s novel, [[Ulysses (novel)|''Ulysses'']].<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/readingulysses/cast_1982.html Cast of ''Ulysses'' broadcast] RTÉ. Retrieved: 2011-06-13.</ref> |
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He was an accomplished harpist and ballad-singer. He lived in the coastal |
He was an accomplished harpist and ballad-singer. He lived in the coastal Dublin suburb of [[Sandymount]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| NAME = Casson, Christopher |
| NAME = Casson, Christopher |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Irish actor |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 20 March 1912 |
| DATE OF BIRTH = 20 March 1912 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Prestwich, Lancashire, England |
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Revision as of 01:25, 18 February 2015
Christopher T Casson (20 March 1912 – 9 July 1996) was an English-born actor who became a citizen of Ireland in 1946. His work included stage, screen, radio and television roles. His portrayal of a Church of Ireland canon in the long-running series The Riordans made him known nationwide.
Life and work
He was born in Prestwich, Lancashire, England[1], the youngest son of actors Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson. He made his stage debut at age three in Julius Caesar at the Old Vic.[2]
After a brief naval career he enrolled at the Central School of Dramatic Art at the Royal Albert Hall. He began his professional career in 1930. He toured Egypt, Palestine, Australia and New Zealand during the 1930s.
In 1938 he joined the Hilton Edwards and Micheál Mac Liammóir company at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. He married the Irish stage designer and artist Kay O'Connell in 1941, with Mac Liammóir as his best man. They had two daughters. He became a Roman Catholic in 1946. He worked with Longford Productions until 1950, when he became a freelance actor.
Casson achieved national fame with his portrayal of Canon Browne in The Riordans. He also had parts in The Irish RM, Autumn Sunshine and Strangers and Brothers. His film credits included Captain Lightfoot, Shake Hands with the Devil, Frankie Starlight , Broth of a Boy (1959).
He was part of a Jacob's Award winning production in 1982, as a member of the RTÉ Players, when he acted the part of Virag in RTÉ Radio's unabridged, 30 hour, marathon broadcast of James Joyce's novel, Ulysses.[3]
He was an accomplished harpist and ballad-singer. He lived in the coastal Dublin suburb of Sandymount.
References
- ^ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=christopher&lastname=casson&mothersmaidenname=thorndike
- ^ Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 62. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.
- ^ Cast of Ulysses broadcast RTÉ. Retrieved: 2011-06-13.
- 1912 births
- 1996 deaths
- Male actors from Manchester
- English male film actors
- English male stage actors
- English emigrants to Ireland
- English dramatists and playwrights
- Irish male film actors
- Irish male stage actors
- Naturalised citizens of Ireland
- 20th-century English male actors
- 20th-century dramatists and playwrights