6 OF 11

Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave; Lynn Redgrave

6 of 11 portraits of Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave

by Marcus Adams
gelatin silver print, 1944
8 1/4 in. x 6 1/8 in. (208 mm x 157 mm) overall
Purchased, 2015
Photographs Collection
NPG x199863

Sittersback to top

Rachel Kempson, Lady Redgrave (1910-2003), Actress; wife of Sir Michael Redgrave. Sitter associated with 13 portraits.
Lynn Rachel Redgrave (1943-2010), Actress; daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave. Sitter in 6 portraits.

Artistback to top

Marcus Adams (1875-1959), Photographer. Artist or producer associated with 154 portraits, Sitter in 33 portraits.

Subjects & Themesback to top

Events of 1944back to top

Current affairs

London is hit by the V1 Flying Bomb. This weapon, developed by the German Luftwaffe and colloquially known as the 'Buzz Bomb', or 'Doodlebug', was the first guided missile and was used for attacks on targets in England and Belgium.

Art and science

Laurence Olivier's epic film version of Henry V is released. Olivier directed and starred in the film, which was partly funded by the British government in recognition of its morale-boosting patriotic appeal. The cast included service men as Henry's army.

International

France is liberated from German-occupation following the Battle for Normandy. Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of occupied-France led by Field Marshall Montgomery, was the largest seaborne invasion in history, involving almost three million soldiers crossing the channel from England to France. Troops landed on the 6th June (D-Day), and Paris was liberated in late August.

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