Daniel Raymond Massey ( born Daniel Raymond Massey , October 10, 1933 - March 25, 1998 ) is a British theater, film and television actor.
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| Birth name | Daniel Raymond Massey |
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| Profession | actor |
| Career | 1942-1998 |
| Awards | The Golden Globe (1968) |
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Biography
Massey was born in London in 1933 . He was educated at Eton College and King's College of Cambridge University . His father, Raymond Massey , sister Anna Massey, and his mother, Adrianne Allen, were actors, and Uncle Vincent Massey was Governor General of Canada . [5]
After the parents divorced, he was raised by his mother. When he grew up, Daniel Massey had little contact with his father, but they played together in the movie The Queen's Guards (1961), playing the roles of father and son.
Messi first played a movie at the age of 9 in the movie of his godfather Noel Coward [6] “ In which we serve ” (1942). He later played it in the movie Star! ”With Julie Andrews , for which he received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor and an Oscar nomination in the same category . But his first big role is Graham, the son-in-law of the hero of Lawrence Olivier from John Osborne ’s play “ Comedian ”, performing it first on stage and then in the movie . Massey also played in the films “ Crypt of Horror ”, “ Mary the Queen of Scotland ”, “ Flight to Victory ”, “ In the Name of the Father ” and some others.
Massey achieved the greatest success in the theater, playing the role of the German conductor Wilhelm Furtwengler in Ronald Harwood 's play Opinion of the Parties (1995). He played Mark Anthony in the tragedy Julius Caesar (1964), in the comedies of Neil Simon 's Barefoot in the Park (1965), Richard Sheridan 's Contenders (1966, Captain Absolute) and Oscar Wilde 's The Importance of Being Serious (1967, Jack Worthing). He also performed in the musicals " She Loved Me " (1963, New York ), " Gigi " (1973, New York ) and " Nonsense " (1987, London ). [5] On television, in particular, he played the AIDS patient in the drama Intimate Contact (1987) and Leo Trotsky in Stalin (1992).
Personal life and death
Massey was married three times, the first two were actresses:
- Adrienne Corrie (1961-1967)
- Penelope Wilton (1975-1984, daughter of Alice Massey from this marriage)
- Lindy Wilton (1984-1998, Penelope's sister)
Daniel Massey passed away in London from lymphogranulomatosis at the age of 64. Buried in Putney Vale Cemetery Cemetery . [7]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Internet Broadway Database - 2000.
- ↑ 1 2 Find a Grave - 1995. - ed. size: 165000000
- ↑ http://www.debate.org/reference/daniel-massey
- ↑ 1 2 Daniel Massey, a Stage Actor With Great Range, Dies at 64
- ↑ Obituary: Daniel Massey
- ↑ BFI biodata