Redgrave

[ red-greyv ]

noun

1. Sir Michael (Scud·a·more) [skuhd, -, uh, -mawr, -mohr, skoo, -d, uh, -], 1908–85, English actor.

Redgrave

/ ˈrɛdˌɡreɪv /

noun

1. RedgraveLynn19442010FBritishTHEATRE: stage actressFILMS AND TV: actress Lynn . 1944–2010, British stage and film actress. Her films include Georgy Girl (1966), The Happy Hooker (1975), and Gods and Monsters (1999)
2. RedgraveSir Michael19081985MBritishTHEATRE: stage actorFILMS AND TV: actor her father, Sir Michael . 1908–85, British stage and film actor. Among his films are The Lady Vanishes (1938), The Dam Busters (1955), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1963), and The Go-Between (1971)
3. RedgraveSir Steve1962MBritishSPORT: rower Sir Steve . born 1962, British oarsman; won five gold medals in rowing events at consecutive Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)
4. RedgraveVanessa1937FBritishTHEATRE: stage actressFILMS AND TV: actress Vanessa . Elder daughter of Sir Michael Redgrave. born 1937, British stage and film actress, whose roles include performances in the films Isadora (1968), Julia (1977), Howards End (1992), The Gathering Storm (2002), and Coriolanus (2011): noted also for her active commitment to left-wing politics

Example Sentences

You know, like Madonna, Vanessa Redgrave, Hillary Clinton, and Eli Lake.

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The torch was then run around the stadium, while being passed between a corps of young athletes nominated by Redgrave and others.

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The series also starred Rupert Graves, Corin Redgrave, Barbara Flynn, Amanda Root, and Ben Miles.

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It also features one of the last performances Lynn Redgrave gave before dying, at 67, of breast cancer in May.

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The Redgrave/Richardson family has been portrayed as one which has suffered divorce, scandal and apparent peccadillos.

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Leslie once remarked to Redgrave that he would give any work he had painted for it, so warmly did he admire it.

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Redgrave turned the wheel back two or three inches and touched a second button.

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Then Redgrave slowly turned the wheel till the indicator pointed to twenty-five.

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Redgrave turned and saw the pale yellow crescent of the new moon swimming high above the eastern edge of the Atlantic Ocean.

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To this he added a cheque for a million dollars—payable to the Countess of Redgrave on her return from her wedding trip.

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