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Date of Birth

7 September 1913, Ainsdale, Southport, Lancashire (now Aindale, Sefton, Merseyside), England, UK

Date of Death

20 October 1989, London, England, UK (liver cancer)

Birth Name

John Anthony Quayle

Nickname

Tony

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse

Dorothy Hyson	(1947 - 20 October 1989) (his death) 3 children
Hermione Hannen	(1934 - 1941) (divorced)

Trivia

Father of actress Jenny Quayle

He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in 1952 and awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in 1985 for his services to drama.

He was a British army Major during WW2 and then played one in 'The Guns of Navarone'.

He was nominated for Broadway's 1956 Tony Award as Best Featured or Supporting Actor (Dramatic) for his role in the play, "Tamburlaine the Great.".

He formed his own theatre company, 'Compass' which toured the provinces introducing theatre to new audiences.

Personal Quotes

"If life doesn't have that little bit of danger, you'd better create it. If life hands you that danger, accept it gratefully."

[Of the plays he produced at the Stratford Memorial Theatre] "Some complain that the productions are over-pictorial, others that they are dull, others that they're too long, and others that they've been cut. But the chief complaint seems to be that they can't get in."

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