George Humphrey Wolferstan RylandsCHCBE (23 October 1902 – 16 January 1999), known asDadie Rylands, was a British literary scholar and theatre director.
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| Born | George Humphrey Wolferstan Rylands 23 October 1902 Tockington, United Kingdom |
| Died | 16 January 1999 (1999-01-17) (aged 96) Cambridge, United Kingdom |
| Education | Eton College King's College, Cambridge |
Rylands was born at the Down House,Tockington,Gloucestershire, to Thomas Kirkland Rylands, aland agent, and Bertha Nisbet Wolferstan (née Thomas).[1] His grandfather was the Liberal politicianPeter Rylands.[2] Educated atEton College andKing's College, Cambridge, he was a Fellow of King's from 1927 until his death. While at Cambridge, he became a friend ofJohn Maynard Keynes, also a student and Fellow at King’s.[3] He also befriendedCecil Beaton there.
As well as studyingShakespeare, he was actively involved in the theatre. He directed and acted in many productions forThe Marlowe Society, and was chairman of theCambridge Arts Theatre from 1946 to 1982.[4]
Rylands' 1939Shakespeare anthologyAges of Man was the basis ofJohn Gielgud'sone-man show of the same title. Though Rylands specialised in directing university productions atCambridge, he also directed Gielgud in professional productions ofThe Duchess of Malfi andHamlet inLondon in 1945.[5]
He was made aCommander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1961 and aMember of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) in 1987.[4]
References
edit- ^"The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/71832.Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved5 July 2020.(Subscription orUK public library membership required.)
- ^"Dadie Rylands". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved5 July 2020.
- ^"The Papers of George Humphrey Wolferstan Rylands". National Archives. Retrieved5 July 2020.
- ^abT.J.Cribb (20 January 1999)."Obituary: George Rylands".The Independent.Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved16 July 2015.
- ^"O for a muse of fire".Guardian.Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved5 July 2020.
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