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Knight, Esmond Pennington, brother of David Francis Knight (qv); b. 4 May 1906; adm. Jan. 1921 (H); left July 1925; an actor; Old Vic. Company 1925-7, Birmingham Rep. 1927-8; frequent appearances on West End stage 1928-40; RNVR 1940-1, discharged after being blinded in HMS Hood during action with Bismarck in 1941; regained partial sight 1943; returned to stage March 1945; appeared in Olivier's films Henry V, Richard lll and Hamlet, later in Sink the Bismarck and The Spy who came in from the Cold; many further stage appearances in London, Stratford and Edinburgh 1945-67; acted in BBC TV series Nicholas Nickleby and Our Mutual Friend; also a painter, one-man exhibition New Town Gallery Uckfield, Sussex; author of Seeking the Bubble (autobiog.) 1943; m. 1st 19 Jan. 1929 Frances, d. of Maj. James Sabben Clare; 2nd 1946 Nora Swinburne, actress, d. of Henry Swinburne Johnson; d. 23 Feb. 1987.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1919 to Election 1989, Volume 4, compiled by F.E. Pagan and H.E. Pagan, Padstow, 1992