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Mar 18, 2016 · Eva Le Gallienne’s backstage experience. Born in London in 1899, Eva Le Gallienne was the daughter of the poet and journalist Richard Le Gallienne and the Danish journalist Julie Norregard Gallienne. When her parents divorced at age 4, she and her mother moved to Paris where she first experienced what was to be her calling.
Oct 8, 1996 · For modern theater, the loss of Eva Le Gallienne was particularly tragic. A star in every sense, La Gallienne was a director and muse of top playwrights, a translator of Ibsen, and a founder of the American repertory theater movement.
Eva Le Gallienne was born on January 11, 1899, in London, England. The daughter of the British poet Richard Le Gallienne, Eva felt drawn to the theater from the age of seven, when she saw French stage legend Sarah Bernhardt perform. Le Gallienne made her London debut in 1914 as a walk-on in Monna Vanna.
Eva Le Gallienne has been nominated for several awards including Outstanding Actress in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "To Grandmother's House We Go," Best Performance by an Actress in a ...
Jan 11, 1984 · Eva Le Gallienne has lived here for more than 50 years, and these days the denizens of the surrounding woods are her most frequent visitors. Today is the 85th birthday of Miss Le Gallienne, who is ...
Eva Le Gallienne : a biography by Sheehy, Helen, 1948-Publication date 1996 Topics Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991, Actors -- United States -- Biography Publisher
Mar 4, 2016 · Theatre legend Eva Le Gallienne discusses her long life and career in this rare half-hour TV interview from 1977. Included are her reminiscences of having s...
