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Dame Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft, DBE (22 December 1907 – 14 June 1991), always known as Peggy Ashcroft, was an English actress whose career spanned more than sixty years.
Born to a comfortable middle-class family, Ashcroft was determined from an early age to become an actress, despite parental opposition. She was working in smaller theatres even before graduating from drama school, and within two years thereafter she was starring in the West End. Ashcroft maintained her leading place in British theatre for the next fifty years. Always attracted by the ideals of permanent theatrical ensembles she did much of her work for the Old Vic in the early 1930s, John Gielgud's companies in the 1930s and 1940s, the Royal Shakespeare Company from the 1950s and the National Theatre from the 1970s.
Well regarded in Shakespeare, Ashcroft was also known for her commitment to modern drama, appearing in plays by Bertolt Brecht, Samuel Beckett and Harold Pinter. Her career was almost wholly spent in the live theatre until the 1980s, when she turned to television and cinema with considerable success, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and several British and European awards.
An interview that any person interested in serious theatre, film or television acting should not miss... Originally recorded in 1986 the interview conducted by Michael Billington was re-shown in December 1992. Dame Peggy Ashcroft died on 14 June 1991. Please excuse the sound bars at the bottom of the original video tape, although I feel sure they will not interfere with enjoyment of this tremendously interesting summary of the life of the actress...
Peggy Ashcroft winning the Oscar® for her performance in "A Passage to India" at the 57th Academy Awards® in 1985 -- Presented by Ryan O'Neal and accepted by Angela Lansbury. Introduced by Jack Lemmon.
Golden Globes Awards, 1985. Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins present the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture to Peggy Ashcroft for "A Passage to India". Victor Banerjee accepted the award on her behalf. He talks about her finally being accepted in America and he thanks the Foreign Press Association, and America for accepting her.Golden Globes Awards, 1985. Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins present the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture to Peggy Ashcroft for "A Passage to India". Victor Banerjee accepted the award on her behalf. He talks about her finally being accepted in America and he thanks the Foreign Press Association, and America for accepting her.
For Best Supporting Actress in " A Passage To India" . Angela Lansbury accepts the award and pays tribute to her friend. Peggy Ashcroft was reportedly attending the funeral for Michael Redgrave at the time.
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Redemtpion by George Herbert (1593-1633). From 1984 series "Six Centuries of Verse", episode six, 'Metaphysical and Devotional Poets'.
"The Merchant of Venice" (abridged) by William Shakespeare cast Antonio.........Michael Davenport Bassanio........John Westbrook Portia..........Dame Peggy Ashcroft Nerissa.........Margaret Worsley Stephano........John Davidson Shylock.........Eric Portman Prince of Morocco...Michael Kilgarriff Jessica.........Annette Crosbie Lorenzo.........Robin Phillips Prince of Arragon....John Davidson Servant.........Morris Perry Salerio.........Michael Kilgarriff Gratiano........Brian Hawksley Duke of Venice..Morris Perry Script adapted and directed by John Hale. Music composed by Michael Mellinger. Sound Supervision, Cyril Ornadel. 1962 Living Shakespeare series William Thomas Sherman, wts@gunjones.com, www.gunjones.com