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Ronald Eyre (13 April 1929 – 8 April 1992) was an English
theatre director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
, actor and writer.
Biography
Eyre was born at
Mapplewell, near
Barnsley,
Yorkshire
Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other English counties, functions have ...
and he taught at
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn
Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School (QEGS) is a co-educational free school in Blackburn, Lancashire, England. Founded in 1509 as a boys' school, it is now a co-educational independent free school with over 1200 students from ages 4 to 18. Pupils ...
and
Giggleswick School. He became a leading director for the cinema, opera, television and the theatre. He was nominated for Broadway's 1975
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Award, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ce ...
as Best Director (Dramatic) for ''
London Assurance
''London Assurance'' (originally titled ''Out of Town'') is a five-act comedy by Dion Boucicault. It was the second play that he wrote but his first to be produced. Its first production was by Charles Matthews and Madame Vestris's company and ...
''. He presented the
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television documentary series ''
The Long Search'' (1977), a survey of various world religions, which won a Red Ribbon at the
American Film Festival
American Film Festival is a film festival held annually in October in Wrocław, Poland. The first festival was held from 20 to 24 October 2010. The festival is organized by Stowarzyszenie Nowe Horyzonty and co-funded by the Wroclaw Municipality a ...
.
Eyre was the godfather of British actress
Emma Thompson.
Television
* ''
As You Like It'' (1963) (TV) ... Director
* ''
The Wednesday Play
''The Wednesday Play'' is an anthology series of British television plays which ran on BBC1 for six seasons from October 1964 to May 1970. The plays were usually original works written for television, although dramatic adaptations of fiction ...
'' - ''A Crack in the Ice'' (1964) TV Episode ... Director and Dramatist
* ''
Z Cars ''- "Window Dressing" (1965) TV Episode ... Director and Writer
* ''
Tom Grattan's War'' (1968) TV Episode ... Director
* ''
Jackanory'' - "Christmas Stories: The Selfish Giant" (1968) TV Episode ... Storyteller
* ''
Jackanory'' - "Johhny the Clockmaker" (1971) TV Episode ... Storyteller
* ''
Jackanory'' - "Johnny's Bad Day/Diana and Her Rhinoceros" (1971) TV Episode ...Storyteller
* ''
Jackanory'' - "Paul the Hero of the Fire" (1971) TV Episode ... Storyteller
* ''
Jackanory'' - "Tim and Charlotte" (1971) TV Episode ... Storyteller
* ''
Jackanory'' - eleven other TV Episodes
* ''
Play of the Month
''Play of the Month'' is a BBC television anthology series, which ran from 1965 to 1983 featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays (or adaptations) which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different wo ...
'' - "
Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; rus, links=no, Григорий Ефимович Распутин ; – ) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, thus ga ...
" (1971) TV Episode ... Writer
* ''
The Long Search'' - (1977) (TV) Documentary Series... Writer and Host
* ''
Falstaff'' (1982) (TV) ... Opera Director
* ''
Wogan'' (1987) ... Interviewed
* ''
Russell Harty 1934-1988 ''(1988) ... Interviewed
* ''Frontiers - Long Division'' (1990) ... Interviewed
* ''In My Defence - Neither Prison Nor Chains'' (1991) ... Interviewed
References
External links
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1929 births
1992 deaths
British opera directors
English television directors
English theatre directors
People educated at Bromsgrove School
People from Mapplewell
Actors from Barnsley
20th-century English male actors
Male actors from Yorkshire
LGBT theatre directors
English LGBT writers
English male television actors
English television writers
English television producers
LGBT television producers
English gay actors
British gay writers
British male television writers
20th-century English screenwriters
20th-century LGBT people
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