Background
Bridge was born in London, England.
Bridge was born in London, England.
Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist
He first appeared as a child actor at the age of ten, and enrolled aged 19 at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Artist They had two children, Pieter Morpurgo and writer Michael Morpurgo. Bridge returned to England in 1946 and shortly thereafter decided to emigrate to Canada.
Bridge had three further children in Canada – Shona Bridge, David Cheyne and Peter Cheyne.
Bridge worked for 15 years with the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and 30 years with the Shaw Festival. He was interim artistic director at Shaw for the 1974–1975 season.
Bridge died December 20, 2004 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.