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My Take
Corin Redgrave is one of those figures I find compelling precisely because he refused to stay in one lane. An English actor of obvious pedigree, brother to Vanessa, he could have coasted on the family name alone, yet he poured just as much of himself into left-wing politics, even co-founding a Marxist party with his sister. To me that conviction is what makes him memorable. Acting and activism can sit uneasily together, but he carried both with seriousness until his death in 2010. I respect a performer who treated his beliefs as more than a press release, and who let principle cost him comfort.
Overview
Corin William Redgrave (16 July 1939 – 6 April 2010) was an English actor. He was also a left-wing activist, co-founding the Marxist Party with his sister Vanessa Redgrave.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Corin Redgrave
- Name (Japanese)
- コリン・レッドグレイヴ
- Reading
- こりん・れっどぐれいゔ
- Born
- July 16, 1939 – April 6, 2010
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Marylebone, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- writer / playwright / political activist / stage actor / film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- King's College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.