Michael Redgrave

Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, manager and author known for his roles in The Lady Vanishes, Dead of Night, The Browning Version, The Dam Busters, Secret Beyond the Door..., and in Mourning Becomes Electra.

Sir Michael Redgrave CBE
Portrait taken by Allan Warren in 1978
Born	Michael Scudamore Redgrave (1908-03-20)20 March 1908 Bristol, England
Died	21 March 1985(1985-03-21) (aged 77) Denham, Buckinghamshire, England
Nationality	British
Education	Clifton College, Bristol (independent boarding school)
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge
Occupations	Actor director producer screenwriter manager author
Years active	1933–1982
Spouse	Rachel Kempson ​ (m. 1935)​
Children	Vanessa Redgrave Corin Redgrave Lynn Redgrave
Parents	Roy Redgrave Margaret Scudamore
Family	Redgrave

Redgrave was born on 20 March 1908 in Bristol, Gloucestershire.^[1] Redgrave was educated at the Magdalene College, at Cambridge, Clifton College, and at the University of Cambridge. Throughout his life, Redgrave was bisexual.^[2] He was married to Rachel Kempson from 1935 until his death in 1985. They had three children, Vanessa Redgrave, Corin Redgrave, and Lynn Redgrave. Redgrave died on 21 March 1985 in Denham, Buckinghamshire from Parkinson's disease, aged 77.