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Sybil Thorndike


Born
October 24, 1882

Died
June 09, 1976

Genre
Theatre


Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike, Lady Casson CH DBE was an English actress who toured internationally in Shakespearean productions, often appearing with her husband Lewis Casson. Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan specially for her, and she starred in it with great success. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1931, and Companion of Honour in 1970. ...more

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“I think we all have the germ of every other person inside of us.”
― Sybil Thorndike
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“I was brought up in a clergyman's household so I am a first-class liar.”
― Dame Sybil Thorndike
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