Anthony Asquith (1902-1968), Film director; youngest son of Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
Sitter associated with 29 portraits
Anthony Asquith was a film director. Born in London, he was the son of Herbert Henry Asquith, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War I, and Margot Asquith. His first successful film was Pygmalion (1938) based on the George Bernard Shaw play. His later films included The Winslow Boy (1948), The Browning Version (1951), and The Importance of Being Earnest (1952). The last two starred Michael Redgrave. All three were remade in subsequent years.
by Rolf Mahrenholz
cream-toned vintage bromide print, 1940s
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by Lotte Meitner-Graf
bromide print, 1950s
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by Cornel Lucas
bromide fibre print on card mount, 1950s
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Rex Harrison; Anthony Asquith on the set of 'The Yellow Rolls-Royce'
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1964
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Asquith
Related People
Elizabeth (née Asquith), Princess Bibesco (sister)
Ralouka ('Rachel') Bibesco-Bassaraba (née Musurus), Princess de Brancovan (niece)
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith (father)
Margaret Emma Alice ('Margot') Asquith (née Tennant), Countess of Oxford and Asquith (mother)
Sir Charles Tennant, 1st Bt (grandfather)
Category
Film and Broadcasting
Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
Places
London
Oxfordshire
