Background
Quayle, John Anthony was born on September 7, 1913 in Ainsdale, Lancashire, England. Son of Arthur and Esther Overton Quayle.
Quayle, John Anthony was born on September 7, 1913 in Ainsdale, Lancashire, England. Son of Arthur and Esther Overton Quayle.
Educated Rugby, Royal Academy Dramatic Art.
First appeared as straight man to a comic invaudeville. Stage appearance O Theatre, 1931. Joined Old Vic Company, 1932.
First stage appearance, New York City, 1936. Director, actor, producer numerous films and plays in England, also ran Stratford-on-Avon theatre, 1948-1956. Producer Harvey, London, 1948, director, 1975.
On stage in Henry VIII, 1949. Henry IV, 1950; Volpone, 1952. Titus Andronicus, 1955.
View from the Bridge, 1956. Galileo, 1967; Sleuth, 1970. The Idiot, 1970; The Headhunters, 1974.
You Turn Somersaults, 1977. Hobson's Choice, 1982. Toured England in King Lear, 1980.
Director, co-star The Firstborn, 1958. Motion pictures Saraband for Dead Lovers, 1949. Hamlet, 1950; Woman in a Dressing Gown, 1957.
Pursuit of Graf Spee, 1958. Ice Cold in Alex, 1958. Guns of Navarone, 1961.
Lawrence of Arabia, 1962. Fall of the Roman Empire, 1964. Operation Crossbow, 1965.
A Study in Terror; Anne of the Thousand Days. Q.B. VII, 1971; Bequest to the Nation. The Tamarind Seed; 21 Hours at Munich, 1976.
The Eagle Has Landed, 1977. Murder by Decree, 1978. Dial M for Murder; director Tiger at the Gates, 1968.
Actor, director Clarence Brown Company, Tennessee, from 1975. Numerous radio and television appearances including Q.B. VII, Moses, 1974, Great Expectations, 1974, Benjamin Franklin, 1974, David and Saul, 1975, Ice Age, Henry IV, Masada, The Manions of America, The Tempest, King Lear, Oedipus at Colonus. Producer, director Caesar and Cleopatra National Broadcasting Company.
Producer The Idiot, 1970. Director plays Harvey, 1975, Rip Van Winkle, 1975, The Old Country, 1978, The Rules of the Game, 1982. Author: Eight Hours from England, 1945.
On Such a Night, 1947.
Married Hermione Hannan Quayle (divorced). Married Dorothy Hyson Quayle, 1947. Children: Rosanna, Jenny, Christopher.