Sybil Thorndike

Actor, Film actor

1882 – 1976

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Who was Sybil Thorndike?

Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike CH DBE was a British actress who toured internationally in Shakespearean productions, often appearing with her husband Lewis Casson. Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan specially for her, and she starred in it with great success. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1931, and Companion of Honour in 1970.

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Born
Oct 24, 1882
Gainsborough
Also known as
  • Agnes Sybil Thorndike
  • Lady Casson
  • Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike
  • Dame Sybil Thorndyke
  • Dame Sybil Thorndike
  • Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike CH DBE
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Siblings
Spouses
Children
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Rochester Grammar School
  • Guildhall School of Music and Drama
Died
Jun 9, 1976
London
Resting place
Westminster Abbey

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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