Bernard Price(1925-2000)
- Actor
The English actor Bernard Ashley Price was born on March 2, 1925, in
Merton, Surrey, England, the son of an egg salesman. He made his acting
debut at the age of 16 in an amateur production of Dodie Smith's "Dear
Octopus" in London. The play was seen by the director Barry Jackson,
who hired Price for his company and engaged his services until 1944.
Lewis Casson then hired Price for a tour of George Bernard Shaw
revivals, "Man and Superman," "Pygmalian," and "Saint Joan," that were
performed in Bristol and London before touring liberated Paris, Belgium
and Germany to entertain the Allied armed forces.
Price moved to South Africa in 1947, where he helped manage the Johannesburg corps de ballet and continued acting. He played one of the homosexuals in William Douglas Home's prison play "Now Barabbas Was a Robber," and acted in the thriller "They Walk Alone."
He returned to London in 1951 and acted in a variety of shows. In 1967, he he joined the New Era Academy of Drama and Music, eventually becoming an administrator. He was a founding member of Gay Switchboard and Icebreakers.
Bernard Price died of cancer in February 2000. He was 74 years old.
Price moved to South Africa in 1947, where he helped manage the Johannesburg corps de ballet and continued acting. He played one of the homosexuals in William Douglas Home's prison play "Now Barabbas Was a Robber," and acted in the thriller "They Walk Alone."
He returned to London in 1951 and acted in a variety of shows. In 1967, he he joined the New Era Academy of Drama and Music, eventually becoming an administrator. He was a founding member of Gay Switchboard and Icebreakers.
Bernard Price died of cancer in February 2000. He was 74 years old.
