Background
HUNT, Hugh was born on September 25, 1911 in Camberley. Son of Captain C. E. Hunt, Medical Corps and Ethel Helen (nee Crookshank).
HUNT, Hugh was born on September 25, 1911 in Camberley. Son of Captain C. E. Hunt, Medical Corps and Ethel Helen (nee Crookshank).
Marlborough College, Sorbonne, Heidelberg University and Magdalen College, Oxford.
The Invincibles, Moses’ Rock (both with Frank O"Connor).Producer, Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich 1934, Croydon Repertory Theatre 1934, Abbey Theatre, Dublin 1935-1938. Served Second World War 1939-1945. Directed Bristol Old Vic Company 1945-1949.
Director Old Vic Company 1949-1953.
Director Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Sydney, Australia 195560. Professor, of Drama, University of Manchester 1961-1973, now Emeritus.
Artistic Director, Abbey Theatre, Dublin 71. Vice-President Institute Federation for Theatre Research 1969-1974.
Chairman Welsh Arts Council Drama Committee 1982-1985.
Sydney Opera House Building Committee.
Married Janet Mary Gordon in 1940.