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Eva Le Gallienne was a British-born American stage actress, producer, director, translator, and author. A Broadway star by age 21, in 1926 she left Broadway behind to found the Civic Repertory Theatre, where she served as director, producer, and lead actress.
Born on January 11, 1899, Eva Le Gallienne would have been 100 years old this year. The daughter of an English poet and a Danish feminist, Le Gallienne liked to say that she was a "step ahead of ...
The Eva Le Gallienne papers contain correspondence, photographs, some handwritten notes and one notebook about the Civic Repertory Co. Correspondence includes letters from Eleonora Duse to a Mr. Smith as well as letters to Eva Le Gallienne from friends and professional acquaintances. The Eva Le Gallienne papers are arranged in two series:
20 de nov. de 1996 · Eva Le Gallienne became a Broadway star in 1921. Even though she was only 22, she knew already that she didn’t want to act much longer in the commercial theater, and she didn’t.
Eva Le Gallienne was born in London on January 11, 1899. She made her professional stage debut at age 15; the following year she sailed for New York. Already unguarded about her sexuality, she enjoyed a brief affair in 1918 with iconic silent film star – and notorious lesbian – Alla Nazimova. By age 21, Le Gallienne became a Broadway star ...
Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991) had this in common with her favorite Ibsen character, Hedda Gabler: she refused to be oppressed by a sexist society that limited her freedom. Luckily, Le Gallienne never developed a penchant for pistols. Instead, she became an accomplished performer and a master at building nonprofit repertory theater companies.
Eva Le Gallienne captivated audiences in the early 20th century through her virtuoso stage performances, but her influence extended far beyond fame as a Broa...
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