Richard greene cause of death
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Russian Roulette is the first biography of Graham Greene in a generation. “At last Graham Greene as the biographer he deserves.” The Evening Standard. Richard Greene (no relation) was born in Newfoundland, educated at Oxford, and is a professor of English at the University of Toronto.
Interview by Richard Foreman.
What first provoked your interest in Graham Greene? Was it a particular novel? Also, what attracted you to writing about the man rather than just the novelist?
Oddly enough, I disliked Graham Greene when I first encountered his work – I was about 16 and did not like The Heart of the Matter at all. But then I read The Power and the Glory and from then on I was an addict. As for writing about him, that happened by an odd accident. I had edited a volume of the poet Edith Sitwell’s letters and around 2003 was working on a biography of her. I contacted Greene’s son Francis about getting access to some embargoed letters Greene had written to her at Georgetown University: when he heard that I had experience of editing letters, he invited me to compile a selection of
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Richard Greene
English film and TV actor (1918–1985)
For other people named Richard Greene, see Richard Greene (disambiguation).
Richard Greene | |
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Greene in 1938. | |
| Born | Richard Marius Joseph Greene (1918-08-25)25 August 1918 Plymouth, England |
| Died | 1 June 1985(1985-06-01) (aged 66) Holt, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1933–1982 |
| Spouses | Patricia Medina (m. 1941; div. 1951)Beatriz Summers (m. 1960; div. 1980) |
| Children | 1 |
Richard Marius Joseph Greene[1] (25 August 1918 – 1 June 1985)[2] was a noted English film and television actor. A matinée idol who appeared in more than 40 films, he was perhaps best known for the lead role in the long-running British TV series The Adventures of Robin Hood, which ran for 143 episodes from 1955 to 1959.
Early life
Greene was born in Plymouth, Devon, England. He was raised Roman Catholic, attending Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School
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Best remembered as the lead in The Adventures of Robin Hood (ITV, 1955-1959), Richard Greene was an actor whose promising film career never really recovered from its interruption by WWII. The good looks which had provided his film entrée would ultimately prove a handicap to his attempts to pursue roles outside the swashbuckling mould.
Born into a theatrical family, he made his stage debut as the proverbial spear carrier in a 1933 production of 'Julius Caesar'. A bit part in Sing as We Go (d. Basil Dean, 1934) ended up on the cutting room floor, and for a time he supplemented his acting income by working as a model. It was not until 1937, while appearing in 'French without Tears', that he was spotted by 20th Century-Fox and signed to a seven-year contract. A series of high-profile Hollywood roles followed, including Sir Henry in The Hound of the Baskervilles (US, 1939), winning him a sea of female admirers.
Coming home to serve in the war, he made a handful of British films including the comedy Don't Take It to Heart (d. Jeffrey Dell, 1944). When he returned to America h
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