Michael Redgrave

Sir Michael Redgrave CBE
Portrait taken by Allan Warren in 1978
Born	Michael Scudamore Redgrave (1908-03-20)20 March 1908 Bristol, England
Died	21 March 1985(1985-03-21) (aged 77) Denham, Buckinghamshire, England
Resting place	St Paul's, Covent Garden, London, England
Nationality	British
Education	Clifton College, Bristol (independent boarding school)
Alma mater	Magdalene College, Cambridge
Occupations	Actor filmmaker manager author
Years active	1933–1982
Spouse	Rachel Kempson ​ (m. 1935)​
Children	Vanessa Corin Lynn
Parents	Roy Redgrave Margaret Scudamore
Family	Redgrave

Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English actor and filmmaker. Beginning his career in theatre, he first appeared in the West End in 1937. He made his film debut in Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes in 1938.

Redgrave received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), as well as two BAFTA nominations for Best British Actor for his performances in The Night My Number Came Up (1955) and Time Without Pity (1957).

At the 4th Cannes Film Festival, he won Best Actor for his performance in The Browning Version (1951).