Cedric Hardwicke
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on the radio show Three Thirds of the Nation, 3 June 1942
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| Born |
Cedric Webster Hardwicke 19 February 1893 Lye, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom |
| Died | 6 August 1964 (aged 71) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1913–1964 (his death) |
| Spouse(s) |
Helena Pickard (1928–48; divorced) 1 child Mary Scott (1950–61; divorced) |
| Children | Edward Hardwicke |
Sir Cedric Webster Hardwicke (19 February 1893 – 6 August 1964) was an English stage and film actor whose career spanned nearly fifty years. His theatre work included notable performances in productions of the plays of Shakespeare and Shaw, and his film work included leading roles in a number of adapted literary classics.
Hardwicke was born in Lye, Worcestershire, to Dr Edwin Webster Hardwicke and his wife, Jessie (née Masterson). He attended Bridgnorth Grammar School in Shropshire, after which he intended to train as a doctor but failed to pass the necessary examinations. He turned to the theatre and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA).
In 1928, he married the English actress Helena Pickard. They divorced in 1948. Their son was actor Edward Hardwicke. His second marriage, which also produced one child and ended in divorce, was to Mary Scott, from 1950 to 1961.
Hardwicke made his first appearance on stage at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in 1912 during the run of Frederick Melville's melodrama The Monk and the Woman, when he took over the part of Brother John. During that year he was at Her Majesty's Theatre understudying, and subsequently appeared at the Garrick Theatre in Charles Klein's play Find the Woman, and Trust the People. In 1913 he joined Benson's Company and toured in the provinces, South Africa and Rhodesia. During 1914 he toured with Miss Darragh (Letitia Marion Dallas, d. 1917) in Laurence Irving's play The Unwritten Law, and he appeared at the Old Vic in 1914 as Malcolm in Macbeth, Tranio in The Taming of the Shrew, and the gravedigger in Hamlet, among other roles.
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