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Sally Gilpin
Sally Gilpin (19 September 1938, Marylebone, London, England – 28 September 2008, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) was an English ballet dancer and choreographer. Biography She was born as Sarah Patricia Canter to Ernest Canter (1908–1984) and Hilda Madeline ''née'' Haddock (1906–1979) ater Canter, Judd, and finally Rees She became a leading ballerina for the London Festival Ballet who danced in many roles in productions, such as '' The Nutcracker'' in 1962. * She appeared in two films: ** ''The Masque of the Red Death'' (1964) ** '' Half a Sixpence'' (1967) * She choreographed six films: ** '' The Tragedy of Macbeth'' (1971) ** '' Follow Me!'' (1971) ** '' Percy's Progress'' (1974) ** '' Timon of Athens'' (1981) (TV) ** ''Antony and Cleopatra'' (1981) (TV) ** '' The Beggar's Opera'' (1983) (TV) * She choreographed one TV miniseries: ** ''Smiley's People (miniseries)'' (1982) Personal life From 27 August 1960 until 1970, she was married to the ballet dancer Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marylebone
Marylebone (usually , also , ) is a district in the West End of London, in the City of Westminster. Oxford Street, Europe's busiest shopping street, forms its southern boundary. An Civil parish#Ancient parishes, ancient parish and latterly a metropolitan borough, it merged with the boroughs of Metropolitan Borough of Westminster, Westminster and Metropolitan Borough of Paddington, Paddington to form the new City of Westminster in 1965. Marylebone station lies two miles north-west of Charing Cross. History Marylebone was originally an Civil parish#ancient parishes, Ancient Parish formed to serve the manors (landholdings) of Lileston (in the west, which gives its name to modern Lisson Grove) and Tyburn in the east. The parish is likely to have been in place since at least the twelfth century and will have used the boundaries of the pre-existing manors. The boundaries of the parish were consistent from the late twelfth century to the creation of the Metropolitan Borough which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timon Of Athens
''Timon of Athens'' (''The Life of Tymon of Athens'') is a play written by William Shakespeare and probably also Thomas Middleton in about 1606. It was published in the ''First Folio'' in 1623. Timon lavishes his wealth on parasitic companions until he is poor and rejected by them. He rejects mankind and goes to live in a cave. The earliest-known production of the play was in 1674, when Thomas Shadwell wrote an adaptation under the title '' The History of Timon of Athens, The Man-hater''. Multiple other adaptations followed over the next century, by writers such as Thomas Hull, James Love and Richard Cumberland. The straight Shakespearean text was performed at Smock Alley in Dublin in 1761, but adaptations continued to dominate the stage until well into the 20th century. ''Timon of Athens'' was originally grouped with the tragedies, but some scholars name it one of the problem plays. Characters * Timon: a lord and, later a misanthrope, of Athens. * Alcibiades: captain o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
