Guthrie McClintic
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Gutherie McClintic born 6 August 1893 in Seattle, Washington, USA was a successful theatre director, film director and producer based in New York. He was married to actress Katharine Cornell for forty years.[1]
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[edit] Career
McClintic attended Washington University and New York's American Academy of Dramatic Arts and became an actor but soon became a stage manager and casting director for major Broadway producer Winthrop Ames. His Broadway directional debut was on A. A. Milne's The Dover Road. McClintic's first major success was on The Barretts of Wimpole Street featuring his wife in 1931. He also directed Hamlet featuring John Gielgud in New York in 1937.
[edit] Theatre
- The Dover Road (1921)
- The Green Hat (1925)
- The Barretts of Wimpole Street (1931)
- Alien Corn (1933)
- Romeo and Juliet (1934)
- The Old Maid (1935)
- Winterset (1935)
- Ethan Frome (1936)
- Saint Joan (1936)
- Hamlet (1936)
- Candida (1937)
- High Tor (1937)
- Key Largo (1939)
- No Time for Comedy (1939)
- The Doctor's Dilemma (1941)
- Dishonoured Lady (1947)
- Antony and Cleopatra (1947)
- Medea (1949)
- Dear Liar (1960)
[edit] Films
[edit] Death
McClintic died of cancer on 29 October 1961, New York, USA. His wife retired from acting shortly after his death, her last role being in Jerome Kilty's dramatization of Dear Liar in 1961.
[edit] References
- ^ McClintic married to Katharine Cornell Retrieved 07/10/2007
- ^ On Your Back Retrieved 07/10/2007
- ^ Once a Lady Retrieved 07/10/2007
- ^ Once a Sinner Retrieved 07/10/2007
