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Redgrave may refer to: People * Redgrave family, a British family of actors and actresses ** Roy Redgrave (1908–1985) ** Michael Redgrave (1908–1985) ** Vanessa Redgrave (born 1937) ** Corin Redgrave (1939–2010) ** Lynn Redgrave (1943–2010) ** Jemma Redgrave (born 1965) * Bill Redgrave (1881–1931), New Zealand cricketer * Richard Redgrave (1804–1888), English landscape artist and painter * Samuel Redgrave (1802–1876), English civil servant and writer on art * Sidney Redgrave (1878–1958), Australian cricketer * Steve Redgrave (born 1962), Olympic rowing champion * William Redgrave (1903–1986), British sculptor Fictional characters * Antonio and Luka Redgrave, characters in the video game series ''Bayonetta'' * Tony Redgrave, an alias of Dante in the video game series ''Devil May Cry'' Places * Redgrave (railway point), British Columbia * Redgrave, Suffolk, a village and civil parish in England containing the historic Redgrave Manor, Redgrave Park, Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redgrave Family
The Redgrave family is a British acting dynasty, spanning five generations. Members of the family worked in theatre beginning in the nineteenth century, and later in film and television. Some family members have also written plays and books. Vanessa Redgrave is the most prominent, having won Oscar, Tony, Golden Globe and Emmy Awards. Family tree The family tree below shows the notable members of the family. Michael Redgrave (and ancestors) Vanessa Redgrave Corin Redgrave Lynn Redgrave Marriages *Roy Redgrave and Daisy Scudamore (later changed to Margaret Scudamore); ''1907 - 25 May 1922 (his death) - son Michael'' *Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson; ''20 July 1935 - 21 March 1985 (his death) - son Corin, two daughters, Vanessa and Lynn'' *Vanessa Redgrave and (1) Tony Richardson; ''1962—1967 (divorced) - two daughters, Natasha and Joely;'' (2) Franco Nero ''2006 to present'' - ''son Carlo'' *Corin Redgrave and (1) Deirdre Hami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Redgrave
Sidney John Redgrave (5 August 1878 – 3 August 1958) was an Australian cricketer. He played 26 first-class matches for New South Wales and Queensland between 1904/05 and 1921/22. Early life Born John Sydney, he was always known as Sidney John. He was born in Sydney to Mary Kielly and Thomas Redgrave. He attended Newington College. After a few games for New South Wales, Sid Redgrave took up a coaching position in Brisbane in 1907. He represented Queensland regularly between 1907 and 1921, with a highest score of 107 in a team total of 181 against New South Wales in 1911/12.''The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket'', Oxford, Melbourne, 1996, p. 443. He continued to coach in Brisbane after his first-class career ended, and was also a state selector. His younger brother Bill left Sydney in 1903 to play first-class cricket in New Zealand. See also * List of New South Wales representative cricketers This is a list of male cricketers who have played for New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redgrave And Lopham Fens
Redgrave and Lopham Fens is a 127 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Thelnetham in Suffolk and Diss in Norfolk. It is a national nature reserve, a Ramsar internationally important wetland site, a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I, and part of the Waveney and Little Ouse Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. It is the largest remaining area of river valley fen in England and consists of a number of different fen types, including saw-sedge beds, as well as having areas of open water, heathland, scrub and woodland. It is also one of only three sites in the UK where the fen raft spider (''Dolomedes plantarius'') is known to be found. Ecology The habitats present at Redgrave and Lopham are characteristic of areas of valley mire. This ecosystem creates a zonation of vegetation types, producing a diverse range of habitat. Dry marginal woodland becomes fen grassland, dominated by purple moor-grass, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redgrave, Suffolk
Redgrave is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, just south of the River Waveney that here forms the county boundary with Norfolk. The village is about west of the town of Diss. The 2011 Census recorded the parish population as 459. Redgrave is in the Rickinghall and Walsham ward of Mid Suffolk District. The village of Redgrave is the descendant of the historic Redgrave Manor (Redgrave Park) which contained Redgrave Hall and currently contains Redgrave Park Farm. History In 1870–72, John Marius Wilson's ''Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales'' described Redgrave thus: :"REDGRAVE, a village and a parish in Hartismere district, Suffolk. The village stands near the river Waveney at the boundary with Norfolk, 4¼ miles NW of Mellis ailstation, and 7 WNW of Eye; and has a post-office under Scole. The parish contains also the hamlet of Botesdale, and comprises . Real property, £7,722. Population in 1851, 1,382; in 1861, 1,266. Houses, 299. The edgravemanor was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redgrave (railway Point), British Columbia
Redgrave siding is about west of Golden, and about east of the mid-point of the Connaught Tunnel beneath Rogers Pass, in southeastern British Columbia. Accessible by road in the summer months, the former small railway community is long gone. The highway turnoff is at the Redgrave Rest Area. Overview Redgrave is a Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) siding at Mile 57.3, Mountain Subdivision. Adjacent to the west is Beavermouth (Mile 62.0), and east is Donald (Mile 51.2). Listed as a station 1899–1910, the location was Mile 2,451.2 from Montreal. If it ever served even as a flag stop, by 1930 it was merely a settlement. The siding allowed trains to pass on the single-track route. The name derives from a smallpox outbreak during the transcontinental construction in the 1880s. Victims displayed a red skin rash, and fatalities were buried in Donald. However, mystery surrounded a simple grave marker at the west end of the rail yard bearing the inscription "J McIvor, 1886". Operation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dante (Devil May Cry)
, also known under the alias of , is a character and the main protagonist in ''Devil May Cry'', an action-adventure hack and slash video game series by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. Introduced as the protagonist of the 2001 game with the same name, Dante was a former devil hunter dedicated to exterminating them and other supernatural foes in revenge for losing his mother Eva and having his twin brother, Vergil, lost. He is the son of Sparda, inheriting demonic powers which he uses with a variety of weapons in the games. After returning to the Demon World, he along with his brother Vergil are the current undisputed rulers of demon world. The character also appears in several ''Devil May Cry'' novels and manga volumes and is featured in the 2007 anime television series. Dante has also made multiple guest appearances in crossover games. Named after the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, the character was designed to fit ''Devil May Cry'' game designer Hideki Kamiya's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayonetta
is a series of action-adventure games created by Hideki Kamiya and developed by PlatinumGames. The franchise was introduced in 2009 with '' Bayonetta''. Two sequels were released, '' Bayonetta 2'' (2014) and '' Bayonetta 3'' (2022), as well as a spinoff, ''Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon'' (2023). In the games, players control a witch nicknamed Bayonetta as she wields dual pistols, shooters in her high heels, and long, magically transforming hair which becomes a deadly weapon. Games ''Bayonetta'' (2009) The first game in the series was directed by Hideki Kamiya, who created the '' Devil May Cry'' franchise when he was working at Capcom. It was the third title in Platinum's four-game contract with Sega. The game was released on October 29, 2009, in Japan, and was released worldwide in January 2010 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. The game received generally positive reviews upon release. More than 1.35 million units of the game were shipped. Although it was Plat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Redgrave
William Redgrave (1903–1986) was a British sculptor. His major work ''The Event'' was mostly destroyed in the 2004 Momart warehouse fire. William Redgrave was born in Little Ilford, Essex. He worked for the BBC for a time. In World War II he was an air raid warden. With Peter Lanyon he then ran an art school in St Ives, Cornwall, St Ives; Francis Bacon (artist), Francis Bacon rented a studio from them and, in 1957, encouraged Redgrave to take up sculpture.200""By far the Greatest Loss" of the 'Saatchi' Fire"stuckism.com 1 June 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2006 His girlfriend in the 1960s was Jenny Pearson, who was a feature writer for ''The Times'' at one stage in her life.Meek, James 200"Art into Ashes"''The Guardian'', 23 September 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2006 In Chelsea she saw him create his major work. This was ''The Event'', a bronze triptych, measuring 56 x 124" overall, weighing a tonne and consisting of 228 figures arranged in 49 different scenes each with a theme, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Redgrave
Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave (born 23 March 1962) is a British retired rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships golds. He is the most successful male rower in Olympic history, and the only man to have won gold medals at five Olympic Games in an endurance sport. Redgrave is regarded as one of Britain's greatest-ever Olympians. As of 2016 he was the fourth-most decorated British Olympian, after cyclists Sir Chris Hoy, Sir Jason Kenny and Sir Bradley Wiggins. He has carried the British flag at the opening of the Olympic Games on two occasions. In 2002, he was ranked number 36 in the BBC poll of the 100 Greatest Britons. He received the BBC Sports Personality of the Year – Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011. Early life and education Redgrave was born in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, to Geoffrey Edward Redgrave, a submariner in the Second World War who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Redgrave
Samuel Redgrave (3 October 1802, London - 20 March 1876 London) was an English civil servant and writer on art. Life He was eldest son of William Redgrave, and brother of Richard Redgrave, and was born at 9 Upper Eaton Street, Pimlico, London. When about 14 years old he obtained a clerkship at the Home Office, and in his leisure time studied French, German, and Spanish, and practised watercolour painting and architectural drawing. He was admitted in 1833 as an architectural student of the Royal Academy. He subsequently received a permanent appointment at the Home Office, and worked on the registration of criminal offences. In 1836 he acted as secretary to the constabulary force commission, and in May 1839 became assistant private secretary to Lord John Russell, and then to Fox Maule, until September 1841. Later, from December 1852 to February 1856, he was private secretary to Henry Fitzroy. He retired from public service in 1860, and devoted the rest of his life to art. He had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Redgrave
George Ellsworthy "Roy" Redgrave (26 April 1873 – 25 May 1922) was an English stage and silent film actor. Redgrave is considered to be the first member of the Redgrave family, Redgrave acting dynasty. Early life Born George Edward Redgrave in 122 Kennington Road, Kennington, a district of Lambeth in South London in 1873, he was the eldest son of George Augustus Redgrave (1851–81), a maker of the board game Bagatelle, and Zoe Beatrice Elsworthy (''née'' Pym, later Howard; 1856–1936). By 1897, he was professionally known as Roy Redgrave apparently in the belief that he was descended from Robert Roy McGregor, Rob Roy. The Redgrave family originated in the Northamptonshire village of Crick, Northamptonshire, Crick. Redgrave also assumed the middle name "Elsworthy" from his mother, and his sister took the stage name Dolly Elsworthy. Redgrave was the eldest of five siblings. Family and career His first wife was actress Ellen Maud Pratt, the daughter of prosperous Devon farme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Redgrave
Richard Redgrave (30 April 1804 in Pimlico, London – 14 December 1888 in Kensington, London) was an English landscape artist, genre painter and administrator. Early life He was born in Pimlico, London, at 2 Belgrave Terrace, the second son of William Redgrave, and younger brother of Samuel Redgrave. While employed in his father's manufacturing firm, he visited the British Museum to make drawings of the marble sculptures there. His work ''The River Brent, near Hanwell'' of 1825 saw him admitted to the Royal Academy schools the next year. He left his father's firm in 1830 and began to make a living teaching art.. Career He worked at first as a designer. He was elected an Associate in 1840 and an Academician in 1851 (retired, 1882). His ''Gulliver on the Farmer's Table'' (1837) made his reputation as a painter. He became an assiduous painter of landscape and genre; his best pictures being ''Country Cousins'' (1848), ''Olivia's Return to her Parents'' (1839), ''The Semps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
