Robin Fox Military Cross was an English actor, theatrical agent, and chairman of the English Stage Company, best remembered as the founder of a family of actors.
Background
Fox was born in the parish of Street George"s, Hanover Square, Westminster, the son of Arthur William Fox and Hilda Louise Fox (formerly the actress Hilda Alcock, a member of Herbert Beerbohm Tree"s theatrical company), and was the grandson of Samson Fox (1838–1903), a British engineer, industrialist, and philanthropist, principal founder of the Royal College of Music. His mother and his aunt Lily Hanbury were first cousins of Julia Neilson, mother of Phyllis and Dennis Neilson-Terry.
Career
Julia Neilson was married to Fred Terry, brother of Dame Ellen Terry. During the Second World War, Fox became an officer cadet and in August 1940 was commissioned into the Royal Artillery. In February 1945, he was awarded the Military Cross.
He rose to the rank of acting major.
As well as representing many performers, including Julie Christie, Paul Scofield, Marianne Faithfull, and Maggie Smith, he also acted on behalf of film-makers, of whom one was Joseph Losey. Fox claimed Willie had no talent for acting and should not give up his job in a bank.
In 1966, Robin Fox appeared in a cameo role in the film Modesty Blaise, as a man who rings a doorbell. In 1970, Fox and Oscar Lewenstein jointly succeeded Neville Blond as chairman of the English Stage Company, but Fox died from cancer only six months later.
At the time of his death Fox was living at Ockenden Cottage, Cuckfield, Sussex.
He left an estate valued at £102,625. Fox married Angela Muriel Darita Worthington, an actress and the natural daughter of the English playwright Frederick Lonsdale. I shall sleep with whoever I like".
They had three sons, James, Edward, and Robert Fox.
Fox has been called "a notorious philanderer", and his conquests are reported to have included Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906–1968), the widow of Prince George, Duke of Kent.