Dame Sybil Thorndike at the NPG - a photo on Flickriver

This bronze bust of Dame Sybil Thorndike was created by Jacob Epstein in 1925, and is one of the first works of art the visitor sees on arrival at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976) was a renowned Shakespearean and classical actor who performed in theatres across the world opposite luminaries such as Laurence Olivier, Edith Evans, Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud. She also appeared in a whole raft of films over 40 years. A pacifist all her life, she was appointed a Dame in 1931 and a Companion of Honour in 1970.

One of Thorndike’s most celebrated roles was the eponymous heroine of Saint Joan, George Bernard Shaw’s 1923 play depicting the life of Joan of Arc. Little wonder, really, because Shaw wrote the title role specifically for Thorndike. Its first London performance, produced by Sir Lewis Casson (Thorndike’s husband) was at the New Theatre in St Martin’s Lane on 26 March 1924, and was a huge critical success.

She died at the age of 93 and her ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey.

Oh, and while you're here, may I direct you to this very old photograph, the location/event of which remains a mystery. Unless you know better, of course...

Taken in: UK / England / London (show map)

Taken on: December 19, 2024

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