Peter Glenville (28 October 1913 – 3 June 1996), born Peter Patrick Brabazon Browne, was an English film and stage actor and director.
Born in Hampstead, London into a theatrical family, Glenville was the son of Shaun Glenville (born John Browne, 1884–1968), an Irish-born comedian, and Dorothy Ward, both pantomime performers.
Peter Glenville was educated by Jesuits at Stonyhurst College, one of England's leading Catholic public schools, and from ...
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Peter Glenville (28 October 1913 – 3 June 1996), born Peter Patrick Brabazon Browne, was an English film and stage actor and director.
Born in Hampstead, London into a theatrical family, Glenville was the son of Shaun Glenville (born John Browne, 1884–1968), an Irish-born comedian, and Dorothy Ward, both pantomime performers.
Peter Glenville was educated by Jesuits at Stonyhurst College, one of England's leading Catholic public schools, and from there went up to Christ Church, Oxford where he read Jurisprudence. At university, he joined the Oxford University Dramatic Society (OUDS) and in 1934, became its President and also made his professional stage debut. Over the next several years, Glenville was active in the theatre and films as an actor, gradually developing an interest in directing, and leading to his 1944 appointment as director for the Old Vic Company.
After World War II, Glenville met Hardy William Smith. They became professional and life partners, Glenville as director and...
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