Sybil Thorndike

Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike CH DBE (24 October 1882 – 9 June 1976) was a British actress who toured internationally in Shakespearean productions, often appearing with her husband Lewis Casson. Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan specially for her, and she starred in it with great success. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1931, and Companion of Honour in 1970.

Personal facts

Sybil Thorndike
Birth dateOctober 24, 1882
Birth nameAgnes Sybil Thorndike
Birth place
Gainsborough Lincolnshire
Date of deathJune 09, 1976
Place of death
London
Spouse
Lewis Casson

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External resources

  1. http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb71-thm/33
  2. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1905791925
  3. http://www.bigredbook.info/sybil_thorndike.html
  4. http://www.bris.ac.uk/theatrecollection/search/people_sub_plays_all?forename=Sybil&surname=THORNDIKE&job=Actor&pid=283&x=9&y=11
  5. http://www.str.org.uk/events/lectures/archive/lecture0810.shtml
  6. http://www.sybilthorndikescrapbook.arthurlloyd.co.uk
  7. http://www.wardsbookofdays.com/24october.htm
  8. http://www.youngtheatre.co.uk/archive/yt/people/#sybil