Name Hilton Edwards Role Actor | Partner Micheal Mac Liammoir Books Elephant in flight | |
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Parents Emily Edwards, Thomas George Cecil Edwards Movies Othello, David and Goliath, Return to Glennascaul, Half a Sixpence, Victim Similar People Micheal Mac Liammoir, Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Pottier, Emimmo Salvi, Orson Welles | ||
Hilton Edwards (2 February 1903 – 18 November 1982) was an English-born Irish actor, lighting designer and theatrical producer. He was the son of Thomas George Cecil Edwards and Emily Edwards (born Murphy).
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Edwards was born in London. He appeared in 15 films, including Orson Welles' Othello (1952), Captain Lightfoot (1955), David and Goliath (1960), Victim (1961) and Half a Sixpence (1967). He also wrote and directed Orson Welles's Return to Glennascaul (1951). However, he was primarily known for his theatre work; he was nominated for a Tony Award in 1966 for Best Director of a Drama for Philadelphia, Here I Come!
Along with his romantic partner, Micheál Mac Liammóir, Edwards co-founded the Gate Theatre in Dublin. In 1961, he became the first Head of Drama at Telefís Éireann and, a year later, he won a Jacob's Award for his television series, Self Portrait.
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Edwards and Mac Liammoir were the subject of a biography, titled The Boys by Christopher Fitz-Simon. He also features extensively in Mac Liammoir's books. Hilton Edwards died in Dublin, Ireland. Edwards and Mac Liammoir are buried alongside each other at St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton, Dublin