Val Gielgud
Playwright, Author
1900 – 1981
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Who was Val Gielgud?
Val Henry Gielgud was an English actor, writer, director and broadcaster. He was a pioneer of radio drama for the BBC, and also directed the first ever drama to be produced in the newer medium of television.
Val Gielgud was born in London, into a theatrical family, being the brother of Sir John Gielgud and a great-nephew of the Victorian actress Ellen Terry.
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- Born
- Apr 28, 1900
London - Also known as
- Val Henry Gielgud
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Nathalie Mamontov
(1921/08/12 - 1923) - Barbara Dillon
(1928 - ) - Rita Vale
(1946 - 1952/06) - Monica Grey
(1955 - 1960) - June Bailey
(1960 - 1981/11/30)
- Nathalie Mamontov
- Nationality
- England
- Profession
- Lived in
- London
- Died
- Nov 30, 1981
London
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on July 23, 2013
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