UK Mega 2021: Lincolnshire
13 Lincolnshire Legends: Dame Sybil Thorndike
This a straightforward series which was published for the 2021 UK Mega, held at the nearby Lincolnshire Showground. The series celebrates the many famous people who were either born in, lived in or associated with the glorious county of Lincolnshire!
Sybil Thorndike at the BBC, 1932
Dame Agnes Sybil Thorndike, Lady Casson CH DBE (24th October 1882 – 9th June 1976) was an English actor who toured internationally in Shakespearean productions, often appearing with her husband Lewis Casson. Bernard Shaw wrote Saint Joan specially for her, and she starred in it with great success. She was made Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1931, and Companion of Honour in 1970.
Thorndike was born on 24th October 1882 in Gainsborough.
