Tony Richardson Biography: Salary, Relationship, Net Worth

Known for movies

Short Info

Died	November 14, 1991, Los Angeles, California, United States
Spouse	Vanessa Redgrave
Fact	As president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, he directed such plays as "Peer Gynt" and "King John". Richardson graduated from Oxford in 1952 and joined the BBC as a producer. In 1956 he became associate director of the English Stage Company. The first play he produced was John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger". This started a fruitful collaborative cycle which included work on several films. Richardson formed his own production company, Woodfall Films, in 1958, turning out high-quality features, such as The Entertainer (1960), A Taste of Honey (1961) and Tom Jones (1963).

Tony Richardson was an English film director. He was born in Shipley, Yorkshire, on 5 June 1928, the son of Elsie Evans and Clarence Albert Richardson, a chemist. His family was middle class and Methodist. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He directed his first play, A Day by the Sea, in 1953. He joined the Royal Court Theatre as a director in 1956. His first film, Look Back in Anger, was released in 1959. It was based on the play by John Osborne. It starred Richard Burton and Claire Bloom. It was a critical and commercial success.

Richardson’s next film, The Entertainer, was also a success. It starred Laurence Olivier and Joan Plowright. His next film, A Taste of Honey, was a critical success. It starred Rita Tushingham and Murray Melvin. It won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.

In 1963, Richardson directed The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. It starred Tom Courtenay and Michael Redgrave. It was a critical and commercial success. Richardson’s next film, Tom Jones, was a critical and commercial success. It won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It starred Albert Finney and Susannah York.

In 1968, Richardson directed The Charge of the Light Brigade. It starred Trevor Howard and Vanessa Redgrave. It was a critical and commercial failure. Richardson’s next film, Ned Kelly, was a critical and commercial failure. It starred Mick Jagger and Dennis Hopper.

In 1971, Richardson directed The Go-Between. It starred Julie Christie and Alan Bates. It was a critical success. Richardson’s next film, Red Riding Hood, was a critical and commercial failure. It starred Mia Farrow and Jack Nicholson.

In 1974, Richardson directed Lenny. It starred Dustin Hoffman and Valerie Perrine. It was a critical and commercial success. Richardson’s next film, The Damned, was a critical success. It starred Malcolm McDowell and Oliver Reed.

In 1977, Richardson directed The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea. It starred Kris Kristofferson and Sarah Miles. It was a critical failure. Richardson’s next film, Blue Sky, was a critical and commercial success. It starred Jessica Lange and Tommy Lee Jones.

Richardson’s last film was Wrinkles in Time, which was released posthumously in 2003. He died of a heart attack on 14 November 1991, at the age of 63.

General Info

Full Name	Tony Richardson
Died	November 14, 1991, Los Angeles, California, United States
Height	1.85 m
Weight	108 kg
Profession	American football player
Education	Auburn University, Webster University
Nationality	English

Family

Spouse	Vanessa Redgrave
Children	Natasha Richardson, Joely Richardson, Katherine Grimond
Parents	Elsie Evans, Clarence Albert Richardson

Accomplishments

Awards	Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best British Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film, BAFTA Award for Best British S...
Nominations	Golden Globe Award for Best Director - Motion Picture, Golden Lion, Grand Jury Prize
Movies	Tom Jones, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, A Taste of Honey, The Charge of the Light Brigade, The Hotel New Hampshire, The Loved One, The Entertainer, Look Back in Anger, Mademoiselle, Blue Sky, The Border, The Sailor from Gibraltar, Ned Kelly, Joseph Andrews, Laughter in the Dark, A Del...

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0724798

Quotes

#	Quote
1	It's no exaggeration to say that the "sequence" group changed the whole way of feeling and thinking about film in England--at any rate for a few inspiring years, before the British sank once again into complacency and philistinism.

Facts

#	Fact
1	As president of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, he directed such plays as "Peer Gynt" and "King John". Richardson graduated from Oxford in 1952 and joined the BBC as a producer. In 1956 he became associate director of the English Stage Company. The first play he produced was John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger". This started a fruitful collaborative cycle which included work on several films. Richardson formed his own production company, Woodfall Films, in 1958, turning out high-quality features, such as The Entertainer (1960), A Taste of Honey (1961) and Tom Jones (1963).
2	Father of Katherine Grimond, with ex-partner Grizelda Jane Grimond.
3	Son of Clarence Albert Richardson, a chemist, and Elsie Evans.
4	Ex-wife Vanessa Redgrave named Jeanne Moreau as co-respondent in their 1967 divorce on grounds of adultery.
5	Companion at the time of his death was Jeanne Moreau.
6	One of the British "New Wave" directors.
7	Directed seven different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Laurence Olivier, Albert Finney, Hugh Griffith, Diane Cilento, Edith Evans, Joyce Redman and Jessica Lange. Lange won for Blue Sky (1994).
8	In 1970 he planned to make a film about the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, with Russian dancer Rudolf Nureyev and French actress Claude Jade, but it was never released.
9	Father of Joely Richardson who was born on 09 January 1965 in London, England, UK. Natasha Richardson who was born on 11 May 1963 in London, England, UK and has passed away on 18 March 2009 in New York City.

Pictures

Movies

Director

Title	Year	Status
Blue Sky	1994
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction	1990	TV Movie segment "Hills Like White Elephants"
The Phantom of the Opera	1990	TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun	1988	TV Movie
The Penalty Phase	1986	TV Movie
The Hotel New Hampshire	1984
The Border	1982
A Death in Canaan	1978	TV Movie
Joseph Andrews	1977
Mahogany	1975	uncredited
Dead Cert	1974
A Delicate Balance	1973
Nijinsky: Unfinished Project	1970
Ned Kelly	1970
Hamlet	1969
Laughter in the Dark	1969
The Charge of the Light Brigade	1968
Red and Blue	1967	Short
The Sailor from Gibraltar	1967
Mademoiselle	1966
The Loved One	1965
Tom Jones	1963
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner	1962
A Taste of Honey	1961
Sanctuary	1961
BBC Sunday-Night Play	1960	TV Mini-Series 1 episode
The Entertainer	1960
Look Back in Anger	1959
Theatre Night	1957	TV Series 1 episode
ITV Play of the Week	1956	TV Series 1 episode
The Gambler	1956	TV Movie
Momma Don't Allow	1956	Documentary short
Othello	1955	TV Movie
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre	1952-1955	TV Series 4 episodes
Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon	1955	TV Movie
Appointment with Drama	1955	TV Series 3 episodes
It Should Happen to a Dog	1955	TV Movie
You Know What People Are	1955	TV Series 6 episodes
Parliament of Science	1954	TV Movie documentary
Wednesday Theatre	1953	TV Series 2 episodes

Producer

Title	Year	Status
Girl with Green Eyes	1964	executive producer
Tom Jones	1963	producer
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner	1962	producer
A Taste of Honey	1961	producer
BBC Sunday-Night Play	1960	TV Mini-Series producer - 1 episode
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning	1960	producer
The Gambler	1956	TV Movie producer
Tales from Soho	1956	TV Series producer - 6 episodes
Othello	1955	TV Movie producer
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre	1952-1955	TV Series producer - 2 episodes
Appointment with Drama	1955	TV Series producer - 4 episodes
It Should Happen to a Dog	1955	TV Movie producer
You Know What People Are	1955	TV Series producer - 6 episodes
Parliament of Science	1954	TV Movie documentary producer
Wednesday Theatre	1953	TV Series producer - 2 episodes
Happy and Glorious	1952	TV Series assistant producer - 6 episodes
The Sound of Stillness	1952	TV Movie television presentation

Writer

Title	Year	Status
The Hotel New Hampshire	1984	screenplay
Joseph Andrews	1977	screen story
Dead Cert	1974	screenplay
Ned Kelly	1970
Hamlet	1969	writer
The Sailor from Gibraltar	1967
A Taste of Honey	1961	screenplay
Momma Don't Allow	1956	Documentary short written by
Parliament of Science	1954	TV Movie documentary deviser

Miscellaneous

Title	Year	Status	Character
Tom Jones	1963	supervisor: restoration - restored version

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Arena	1976	TV Series documentary	Himself
Right to Work March	1972	Short	Himself
Picture Parade	1959	TV Series documentary

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
British Film Forever	2007	TV Mini-Series documentary	Himself
John Osborne and the Gift of Friendship	2006	Video	Himself
Hollywood U.K.	1993	TV Series documentary	Himself

Awards

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1986	Audience Award	SESC Film Festival, Brazil	Best Foreign Film (Melhor Filme Estrangeiro)	The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
1964	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Picture	Tom Jones (1963)
1964	Oscar	Academy Awards, USA	Best Director	Tom Jones (1963)
1964	DGA Award	Directors Guild of America, USA	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	Tom Jones (1963)
1963	Special Jury Award	Mar del Plata Film Festival		The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1963	FIPRESCI Prize	Mar del Plata Film Festival	Special Jury Award	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1963	NBR Award	National Board of Review, USA	Best Director	Tom Jones (1963)
1963	NYFCC Award	New York Film Critics Circle Awards	Best Director	Tom Jones (1963)
1962	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best British Film	A Taste of Honey (1961)
1962	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best British Screenplay	A Taste of Honey (1961)
1962	Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award	Writers' Guild of Great Britain	Best British Dramatic Screenplay	A Taste of Honey (1961)

Nominated Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1967	Silver Ribbon	Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists	Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1966	Palme d'Or	Cannes Film Festival		Mademoiselle (1966)
1966	Best Film	Mar del Plata Film Festival	International Competition	The Loved One (1965)
1964	Golden Globe	Golden Globes, USA	Best Director	Tom Jones (1963)
1964	Silver Ribbon	Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists	Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)	Tom Jones (1963)
1963	DGA Award	Directors Guild of America, USA	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures	A Taste of Honey (1961)
1963	Silver Ribbon	Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists	Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero)	A Taste of Honey (1961)
1963	Best Film	Mar del Plata Film Festival	International Competition	The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
1963	Golden Lion	Venice Film Festival		Tom Jones (1963)
1962	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Film from any Source	A Taste of Honey (1961)
1962	Palme d'Or	Cannes Film Festival		A Taste of Honey (1961)
1960	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best British Film	Look Back in Anger (1959)
1960	BAFTA Film Award	BAFTA Awards	Best Film from any Source	Look Back in Anger (1959)