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George Devine

(1910-1966), Actor and theatre director

George Alexander Cassady Devine

Sitter in 22 portraits
Originally an actor and producer in pre-war London in 1955 George Devine became the first artistic director of the English Stage Company. Together with his associate Tony Richardson he set out to revitalise British theatre by championing young 'hard-hitting, uncompromising writers'. In 1956 the company moved into the Royal Court Theatre where Devine directed the first play, Angus Wilson's The Mulberry Bush.

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George Devine, by Mark Gerson - NPG x8026

by Mark Gerson
bromide print, February 1958
NPG x8026

George Devine, by Ida Kar - NPG x88933

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x88933

George Devine, by Ida Kar - NPG x88934

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x88934

George Devine, by Ida Kar - NPG x88935

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x88935

George Devine, by Ida Kar - NPG x88936

by Ida Kar
vintage bromide print, 1958
NPG x88936

George Devine as Hamm; Jack MacGowran as Clov in 'Endgame', by Ida Kar - NPG x127140

George Devine as Hamm; Jack MacGowran as Clov in 'Endgame'

by Ida Kar
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1958
NPG x127140

George Devine, by Roger Mayne - NPG x4060

by Roger Mayne
bromide print on card mount, 1960
NPG x4060

George Devine, by Sandra Lousada - NPG x135445

by Sandra Lousada
archival pigment print, 1962
NPG x135445

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11343

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11344

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11345

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11346

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11347

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11348

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11349

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11350

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11351

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by Howard Coster
half-plate film negative, 1934
NPG x11352

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by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1934
NPG x15310

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by Howard Coster
10 x 8 inch film negative, 1934
NPG x15311

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Category

Theatre and Live Entertainment

Groups

Actors and actresses

Place

London

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