ArtistInfo

Robert Speaight

1904-1976 GB
Spoken Word

Robert Speaight (/speɪt/; 1904 – 1976) was a British actor and writer, and the brother of George Speaight, the puppeteer.He was an early performer (from 1927) in radio plays. He came to prominence as Becket in the first production of T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral. He went on to Shakespearean roles, and to direct.He married the Welsh actress Evelyn Bowen, with whom he had a son; they separated in 1939. Evelyn later married the celebrated Irish writer Frank O'Connor, with whom she had three children.

Genres

• Spoken Word
• Children's Music