BBC photograph IN honour of Dame Sybil Thorndike's 50th stage anniversary last June, distinguished artists took part in a special performance of Clemence Dane's version of "King Henry VIII" which was broadcast in the BBC Home Service. From left to right are Ralph Truman as Henry VIII; Dame Sybil Thorndike as Queen Katharine; Russell Thorndike (brother of Dame Sybil) as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester; and Sir Ralph Richardson as Cardinal Wolsey. Others taking part were Sir Laurence Olivier as the Porter; Paul Scofield as the Duke of Norfolk; and Robert Donat as Cranmer. Dame Sybil Thorndike and her husband, Sir Lewis Casson, are at present visiting New Zealand.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 794, 8 October 1954, Page 29
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108BBC photograph IN honour of Dame Sybil Thorndike's 50th stage anniversary last June, distinguished artists took part in a special performance of Clemence Dane's version of "King Henry VIII" which was broadcast in the BBC Home Service. From left to right are Ralph Truman as Henry VIII; Dame Sybil Thorndike as Queen Katharine; Russell Thorndike (brother of Dame Sybil) as Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester; and Sir Ralph Richardson as Cardinal Wolsey. Others taking part were Sir Laurence Olivier as the Porter; Paul Scofield as the Duke of Norfolk; and Robert Donat as Cranmer. Dame Sybil Thorndike and her husband, Sir Lewis Casson, are at present visiting New Zealand. New Zealand Listener, Volume 31, Issue 794, 8 October 1954, Page 29
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