Price, Nancy (1880–1970)
Price, Nancy (1880–1970)
English actress-manager and writer. Born Lillian Price, Feb 3, 1880, in Kinver, Worcestershire, England; died Mar 31, 1970, in Worthing, Sussex, England; m. Charles Maude (died); children: Joan Maude (actress, 1908–1998).
Made stage debut with F.R. Benson's co. in Birmingham (1899); made London debut in Henry V (1900); came to prominence as Calypso in Ulysses (1902); other plays include Letty, The Lady of Leeds (title role), Julius Caesar (as Calpurnia), Toddles, Mr. Sheridan, The Gay Lord Quex, The Borstal Boy, Richard III (as Queen Elizabeth), Macbeth (as Lady Macbeth), Nurse Cavell (title role), and Thérèse Raquin; during WWI, worked with the blind and for war charities; founded People's National Theatre (1930), producing over 80 plays at many London theaters; was actress-manager of The Little Theatre in the Adelphi off the Strand, London; wrote such books as Behind the Nightlight, Shadows on the Hills, Hurdy Gurdy, Tamera, Feathered Outlaw and Winged Builders. Named Commander of the British Empire (CBE, 1950).