Wendy Toye
Wendy Toye , actually Beryl May Jessie Toye , CBE (born May 1, 1917 in London - † February 27, 2010 in Hillingdon , London) was a British director , actress and choreographer .
Life
Toye performed as a dancer at the Royal Albert Hall at the age of three . At the age of nine she performed her own choreography at the London Palladium . She made her feature film debut as an actress in 1932 and from 1936 also worked as a choreographer in various film productions. In 1950, she was co-director for the Broadway production Peter Pan with Boris Karloff and Jean Arthur in the lead roles, two years later she turned to The Stranger Left No Card a first short film , which at the International Film Festival of Cannes with the Grand Prix award has been. In 1956, her short film On the Twelfth Day was nominated for an Oscar and a British Film Academy Award . At the 1963 Berlinale , she was chair of the jury. Her last directorial work was a remake of her first film The Stranger Left No Card as an episode of the television series The Incredible Stories by Roald Dahl . In 1992 she was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
Toye was married to Edward Selwyn Sharp between 1940 and 1950.
Filmography (selection)
Director
- 1952: The Stranger Left No Card
- 1954: The case Teckmann ( The Teckman Mystery )
- 1955: ... but it is nice! ( All for Mary )
- 1955: On the Twelfth Day
- 1955: murder without killer ( Three Cases of Murder )
- 1955: Holidays with Papa ( Raising a Riot )
- 1982: The Unbelievable Stories of Roald Dahl ( Tales of the Unexpected )
choreography
- 1936: Pagliacci
- 1940: The Thief of Baghdad ( The Thief of Bagdad )
- 1945: Music Pirates ( I'll Be Your Sweetheart )
- 1946: Fate of Yesterday ( Piccadilly Incident )
As an actress
- 1932: Dance Pretty Lady
- 1935: Invitation to the Waltz
- 1939: The Insect Play
- 1945: Music Pirates ( I'll Be Your Sweetheart )
- 1955: On the Twelfth Day
Awards
- 1953: Best Fictional - Short Film at the Cannes International Film Festival for The Stranger Left No Card
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wendy Toye obituary on guardian.co.uk, February 28, 2010
- ↑ Berlinale.de
Web links
- Wendy Toye in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Wendy Toye in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
- British film-maker Wendy Toye this aged 92 - Obituary of the BBC (English)
- Wendy Toye: actress and director - obituary on timesonline.co.uk
- [1] - Entry in Encyclopædia Britannica
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Toye, Wendy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Toye, Beryl May Jessie (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British director and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2010 |
| Place of death | London Borough of Hillingdon |