Corin Redgrave

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.

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

Occupation

writer / playwright / political activist / stage actor / film actor

University

King's College

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B4

Tags

• writer
• playwright
• political activist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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