biography
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Thorndike, Dame (Agnes) Sybil
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| female
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| lived:
| (1882–1976)
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| biography:
| Actress, born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, EC England, UK. She trained as a pianist, but turned to the stage, making her debut in 1904, and joining a repertory company in Manchester. In 1924 she played the title role in the first English performance of Shaw's Saint Joan, and during World War 2 was a notable member of the Old Vic Company. She married the actor Lewis Casson in 1908, and was made a dame in 1931. |
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