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| birth_name = Neville Abraham Jacobson<ref>[https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54c405b2e4b0e7ddd0c100c9/t/565ddc8be4b0cf0568d6d0c6/1448991883450/Neville+Jason+obituary+Times+26+November+2015+001.jpg ''The Times'', 26 November 2015, page 72]</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1934|05|29}}
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1934|05|29}}
| birth_place = [[London]], [[England]]
| birth_place = [[Marylebone]], [[London]], [[England]]
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| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2015|10|16|1934|05|29}}
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| death_place = [[London Borough of Camden|Camden]], London, England
| occupation = [[Actor]] and [[Director]]
| occupation = [[Actor]] and [[Film director|Director]]
| yearsactive = 1958–2015
| yearsactive = 1958–2015
| spouse =
| spouse = Gillian Jason<ref name="Naxos" />
| children = 2<ref name=Times>{{cite news |title=Neville Jason |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/neville-jason-kqgs6wj99w8 |access-date=24 March 2022 |agency=Times of London |date=26 November 2015}}</ref>
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'''Neville Jason''' (29 May 1934 – 16 October 2015) was an English actor.<ref name=Bafta>{{cite web|title=Short Bio|date=10 January 2017 |url=https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/neville-jason|publisher=BAFTA|accessdate=21 March 2021}}</ref>


==Background and career==
'''Neville Jason''' (29 May 1934 – 16 October 2015) was an English actor.<ref name=ShortBio>{{cite web|title=Short Bio|url=https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/neville-jason|publisher=BAFTA|accessdate=21 March 2021}}</ref> Jason attended [[RADA]] and was a member of [[The Royal Shakespeare Company]] at the start of his career. Work in film and television followed but he was perhaps most successful as an [[audiobook]] narrator.<ref name=Retrospective>{{cite web|title=Death|url=https://tobyhadoke.com/neville-jason-rip-androids-of-tara-actor-dies/|publisher=Toby Hadoke|accessdate=21 March 2021}}</ref> Jason made over sixty recordings for Naxos AudioBooks, winning four AudioFile Earphone Awards as a reader, and two Talkie Awards as a director.<ref name=Naxos>{{cite web|title=Naxos AudioBooks|url=https://naxosaudiobooks.com/jason-neville/|publisher=Naxos AudioBooks|accessdate=21 March 2021}}</ref>

Jason was born Neville Jacobson in [[London]] in 1934. His grandfather, Carl, was one of the six original shareholders of [[Marks & Spencer]]. In 1943, at age 9, Jason was evacuated from his London home to [[California]] as part of the [[Evacuations_of_civilians_in_Britain_during_World_War_II|British government's attempts]] to protect civilians. Here, he discovered a love of acting. When he returned to the United Kingdom, he adopted his stage name of Neville Jason as a tribute to a surname his mother used for her career as a professional singer.<ref name="Times" />

Jason trained in acting at [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art|RADA]]. Early in his career, he was a member of the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and [[the Old Vic]] Theatre Company. In the latter company, he appeared alongside [[Vivien Leigh]] and Sir [[Laurence Olivier]] in [[Peter Brook]]'s influential production of ''[[Titus Andronicus]]''.<ref name="Naxos" /> Alongside his theatre career, Jason had small roles in notable films including ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' and ''[[The Duellists]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neville Jason |url=https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/neville-jason |website=Bafta 75 |date=10 January 2017 |publisher=British Academy of Film and Television |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> On television, he notably appeared as Prince Reynart in the 1978 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Androids of Tara]]'' and played the regular role of Lapointe on the [[Maigret_(1960_TV_series)|1960s television adaptation]] of ''[[Jules Maigret|Maigret]]''.

===Audiobooks===
Jason became most notable for his career as an [[audiobook]] narrator and director.<ref name=Retrospective>{{cite web|title=Death|date=19 October 2015 |url=https://tobyhadoke.com/neville-jason-rip-androids-of-tara-actor-dies/|publisher=Toby Hadoke|accessdate=21 March 2021}}</ref> He began working with [[Naxos (company)|Naxos Audiobooks]] in 1987<ref name=AudioFile>{{cite web |last1=Soames |first1=Nicolas |title=Talking with Neville Jason|url=https://www.audiofilemagazine.com/narrators/neville-jason/ |website=AudioFile Magazine |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> and would go on to record over 60 books for their label. His recordings included the collected works of [[T. H. White]],<ref>{{cite web |title=The Once and Future King |url=https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Once-and-Future-King-Audiobook/B00FEZD56M?qid=1648110339&sr=1-79&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_4_19&pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&pf_rd_r=BMWS9315CTW54KA63B06 |website=Audible |publisher=Amazon |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> novels by [[Thomas Hardy]], and an unabridged recording of ''[[War and Peace]]''.<ref name=AudioFile /> For his work in audio, Jason won four AudioFile Earphone Awards as a reader, and two Talkie Awards as a director.<ref name=Naxos>{{cite web|title=Naxos AudioBooks|date=5 January 2016 |url=https://naxosaudiobooks.com/jason-neville/|publisher=Naxos AudioBooks|accessdate=21 March 2021}}</ref> His final recording for Naxos was [[Primo Levi]]'s ''[[The Periodic Table (short story collection)|The Periodic Table]]'', which he had selected himself. <ref name=Naxos />

Jason received international media coverage for his recordings of [[Marcel Proust]]'s ''[[In Search of Lost Time]]'' (regarded by [[Guinness World Records]] as the longest novel ever written). <ref>{{cite web |title=Longest novel |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/longest-novel |website=Guinness World Records |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> In the 1990s, he recorded a 36-hour [[abridgement]] of the novel, under its traditional title of ''Remembrance of Things Past''. In 2002, he wrote a biography ''The Life and Work of Marcel Proust'', which he recorded over 3 CDs for Naxos.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Life & Work of Marcel Proust |url=https://naxosaudiobooks.com/life-and-work-of-marcel-proust-the-unabridged/ |website=Naxos Audiobooks |date=27 January 2016 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> In 2010, Jason recorded a 10-hour "essential" abridgement of the novel to introduce new readers.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Essential Remembrance of Things Past |url=https://www.audible.com.au/pd/The-Essential-Remembrance-of-Things-Past-Audiobook/B00FML3MJS?qid=1648111104&sr=1-9&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_9&pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&pf_rd_r=8FDSZBGJ7R0C5TJFADQQ |website=Audible |publisher=Amazon |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> In 2011, he was asked by Naxos producer Nicolas Soames to record a complete and unabridged reading of the novel. Jason recorded the 1,260,000 words of the novel over 45 days.<ref name=AudioFile /> Jason would record approximately 9 hours' worth of material over 3 days, followed by 3 days rest, and then resuming. Between each volume of the novel he took a week off.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Soames |first1=Nicolas |title=Neville Jason has just finished reading Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust Unabridged |url=https://naxosaudiobooks.com/neville-jason-has-finished-reading-remembrance-of-things-past-by-marcel-proust-unabridged/ |website=Naxos Audiobooks |date=30 June 2012 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref> The recordings received enthusiastic reviews, with [[Michael Mott]] writing in [[The Sewanee Review]] that "Jason creates his own masterpiece for which his training as a singer must be in part responsible".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Mott |first1=Michael |title=Neville Jason's Proust |journal=The Sewanee Review |date=Summer 2014 |volume=122 |issue=3 |page=518 |doi=10.1353/sew.2014.0071 |jstor=43662889 |s2cid=161955654 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43662889 |access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Jason met his wife, Gillian Bosworth, in a production of ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'' at [[the Old Vic]] Theatre in the 1960s. The couple founded the Gillian Jason Gallery in [[Camden Town]] with a focus on contemporary British painters. <ref name="Times" /> The couple had two children. They lived in London with a [[Medieval Era|medieval]] holiday home in [[France]]. <ref name=AudioFile />


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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|1960|| ''Little Ship'' || Nick || 3 episodes
|1960|| ''Little Ship'' || Nick || 3 episodes
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|1960-1963|| ''[[Maigret (1960 TV series)|Maigret]]'' || Lapointe || 11 episodes
|1960-1963|| ''[[Maigret (1960 TV series)|Maigret]]'' || Lapointe || 26 episodes
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|1963|| ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' || Chauffer ||
|1963|| ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]'' || Chauffeur ||
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|1978|| ''[[The Androids of Tara|Doctor Who The Androids of Tara]]'' || Prince Reynart |||
|1965|| ''[[The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders]]'' || Convict Ship Officer ||
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|1976|| ''[[The Message (1976 film)|The Message]]'' || Jaafar ||
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|1981|| ''Goodbye Darling'' || Malcolm Penny || 5 episodes
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|1977|| ''[[The Duellists]]'' || Hilaire, Wedding Party Guest ||
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|1978|| ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || Prince Reynart || 4 episodes: ''[[The Androids of Tara]]''
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|1979|| ''[[The Passage (1979 film)|The Passage]]'' || Lt. Reinke ||
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|1981|| ''Goodbye Darling'' || Malcolm Penny || 5 episodes
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== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb name|0419271}}
* [https://theatricalia.com/person/2q4/neville-jason Neville Jason] at Theatricalia


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Latest revision as of 17:54, 14 April 2024

Neville Jason
Born
Neville Abraham Jacobson[1]

(1934-05-29)29 May 1934
Marylebone, London, England
Died16 October 2015(2015-10-16) (aged 81)
Camden, London, England
Occupation(s)Actor and Director
Years active1958–2015
SpouseGillian Jason[2]
Children2[3]

Neville Jason (29 May 1934 – 16 October 2015) was an English actor.[4]

Background and career[edit]

Jason was born Neville Jacobson in London in 1934. His grandfather, Carl, was one of the six original shareholders of Marks & Spencer. In 1943, at age 9, Jason was evacuated from his London home to California as part of the British government's attempts to protect civilians. Here, he discovered a love of acting. When he returned to the United Kingdom, he adopted his stage name of Neville Jason as a tribute to a surname his mother used for her career as a professional singer.[3]

Jason trained in acting at RADA. Early in his career, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Old Vic Theatre Company. In the latter company, he appeared alongside Vivien Leigh and Sir Laurence Olivier in Peter Brook's influential production of Titus Andronicus.[2] Alongside his theatre career, Jason had small roles in notable films including From Russia with Love and The Duellists.[5] On television, he notably appeared as Prince Reynart in the 1978 Doctor Who serial The Androids of Tara and played the regular role of Lapointe on the 1960s television adaptation of Maigret.

Audiobooks[edit]

Jason became most notable for his career as an audiobook narrator and director.[6] He began working with Naxos Audiobooks in 1987[7] and would go on to record over 60 books for their label. His recordings included the collected works of T. H. White,[8] novels by Thomas Hardy, and an unabridged recording of War and Peace.[7] For his work in audio, Jason won four AudioFile Earphone Awards as a reader, and two Talkie Awards as a director.[2] His final recording for Naxos was Primo Levi's The Periodic Table, which he had selected himself. [2]

Jason received international media coverage for his recordings of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time (regarded by Guinness World Records as the longest novel ever written). [9] In the 1990s, he recorded a 36-hour abridgement of the novel, under its traditional title of Remembrance of Things Past. In 2002, he wrote a biography The Life and Work of Marcel Proust, which he recorded over 3 CDs for Naxos.[10] In 2010, Jason recorded a 10-hour "essential" abridgement of the novel to introduce new readers.[11] In 2011, he was asked by Naxos producer Nicolas Soames to record a complete and unabridged reading of the novel. Jason recorded the 1,260,000 words of the novel over 45 days.[7] Jason would record approximately 9 hours' worth of material over 3 days, followed by 3 days rest, and then resuming. Between each volume of the novel he took a week off.[12] The recordings received enthusiastic reviews, with Michael Mott writing in The Sewanee Review that "Jason creates his own masterpiece for which his training as a singer must be in part responsible".[13]

Personal life[edit]

Jason met his wife, Gillian Bosworth, in a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Old Vic Theatre in the 1960s. The couple founded the Gillian Jason Gallery in Camden Town with a focus on contemporary British painters. [3] The couple had two children. They lived in London with a medieval holiday home in France. [7]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title [14] Role Notes
1960 Little Ship Nick 3 episodes
1960-1963 Maigret Lapointe 26 episodes
1963 From Russia with Love Chauffeur
1965 The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders Convict Ship Officer
1976 The Message Jaafar
1977 The Duellists Hilaire, Wedding Party Guest
1978 Doctor Who Prince Reynart 4 episodes: The Androids of Tara
1979 The Passage Lt. Reinke
1981 Goodbye Darling Malcolm Penny 5 episodes

References[edit]

  1. ^ The Times, 26 November 2015, page 72
  2. ^ a b c d "Naxos AudioBooks". Naxos AudioBooks. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "Neville Jason". Times of London. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Short Bio". BAFTA. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Neville Jason". Bafta 75. British Academy of Film and Television. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Death". Toby Hadoke. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d Soames, Nicolas. "Talking with Neville Jason". AudioFile Magazine. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  8. ^ "The Once and Future King". Audible. Amazon. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Longest novel". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  10. ^ "The Life & Work of Marcel Proust". Naxos Audiobooks. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  11. ^ "The Essential Remembrance of Things Past". Audible. Amazon. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  12. ^ Soames, Nicolas (30 June 2012). "Neville Jason has just finished reading Remembrance of Things Past by Marcel Proust Unabridged". Naxos Audiobooks. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  13. ^ Mott, Michael (Summer 2014). "Neville Jason's Proust". The Sewanee Review. 122 (3): 518. doi:10.1353/sew.2014.0071. JSTOR 43662889. S2CID 161955654. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Partial Filmography". Aveleyman. Retrieved 21 March 2021.

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