Geoffrey Kendal (7 September 1910 – 14 May 1998) was an English actor-manager.
Born Geoffrey Bragg in Kendal, Westmorland, he took the name of his place of birth as his surname. He married the actress Laura Liddell. They had two daughters together, Jennifer and Felicity Kendal who became successful actresses in their own right.
He made his living as an actor-manager leading a repertory company on tour throughout India following the Second World W...
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Geoffrey Kendal (7 September 1910 – 14 May 1998) was an English actor-manager.
Born Geoffrey Bragg in Kendal, Westmorland, he took the name of his place of birth as his surname. He married the actress Laura Liddell. They had two daughters together, Jennifer and Felicity Kendal who became successful actresses in their own right.
He made his living as an actor-manager leading a repertory company on tour throughout India following the Second World War. They performed Shakespeare to audiences consisting mainly of schoolchildren. He adopted his birthplace as his stage name. Their story was loosely told by Merchant Ivory in their feature film Shakespeare Wallah (1965).
Kendal's life story, The Shakespeare Wallah: the Autobiography of Geoffrey Kendal, co-authored with Clare Colvin, was published in 1986.
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