King Lear

Synopsis
Radio adaptation of King Lear by Archibald MacLeish. Narrated by Conway Tearle. Thomas Mitchell is Lear.
Series
Columbia Shakespeare Cycle
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Radio
Transmission details
9 Sep 1937 at 17:00 (Channel: CBS)
Duration
60 mins

Credits

Director
Brewster Morgan
Writer
William Shakespeare
Contributor
Conway Tearle
Adaptor for Radio
Archibald MacLeish
Cast
Thomas MitchellLear
MargoCordelia
Herbert RansonEarl of Gloucester
Norman AinsleyFool
Albert Van AntwerpKnight
Dennis GreenKing of France
Edward HarveyDuke of Albany
Elisabeth RisdonRegan
Eric SnowdenDoctor
Jack SmartOswald
Mady ChristiansGoneril
Morris AnkrumEdmund
Morris Carnovsky 
Morris CarnovskyEarl of Kent
Phillip TerryGentleman
Stefan SchnabelCaptain
Tom WorthMessenger
Vernon DowningDuke of Burgundy
William RoyleDuke of Cornwall

Additional Details

Production type
Television and Radio Drama
Plays
King Lear
Subjects
Drama
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes
A 50-page photocopied typescript is in the Folger Shakespeare Library. The Birmingham Public Library also holds a typescript.

Production Company

Name

CBS Radio

Archive

Name

Paley Center for Media

Web
http://www.paleycenter.org/ External site opens in new window
Phone
(212) 621-6600
Address
25 West 52 Street
New York
New York
110019
USA
Notes
Formerly Museum of Television and Radio (MTR). The name changed in 2007.

How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "King Lear". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67483 (Accessed 08 Oct 2024)