Rene Almond Explained

Rene Almond
Birth Name:Irene Clarice Mulvany-Gray
Birth Date:9 August 1894
Birth Place:Brentwood, Essex, England
Nationality:Canadian
Occupation:dancer, dance educator, actress, mime
Years Active:1920s-1960s
Children:Paul Almond

Irene Mulvany-Gray Almond (9 August 1894 – 13 January 1972), known as Rene Almond, was a UK-born Canadian dancer, actress, and educator.

Early life

Irene Clarice Mulvany-Gray was born in Brentwood, Essex. She trained at the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance in England.[1] [2] She also appeared on the London stage, with Sybil Thorndike.[3]

Career

Mulvany-Gray performed and taught dance and mime in Christchurch, New Zealand from 1924 to 1926,[4] [5] [6] and Sydney, Australia from 1927 to 1929.[7] [8] In speaking to a group in Sydney in 1927, she explained that "The greatest asset of dancing is that, both mentally and physically, it is a natural form of expression, and for this reason gives great pleasure to the performer."[9]

She moved to Canada and was on the faculty of the Montreal Repertory Theatre's school. With her sister, she ran the Almond-Gray School of Dance, Drama, and Mime in the 1930s.[10] [11] [12] She taught mime and other theatre arts at workshops for children. She also acted in stage and radio plays in Montreal, especially with the Trinity Players,[13] including the title role in Medea,[14] and supporting roles in Hay Fever by Noel Coward,[15] The Petrified Forest by Robert E. Sherwood,[16] and The Bridge by Joseph Schull.[17] Her older sister Hilda Mulvany Gray was also a theatre professional, and they often lived, worked, taught, and traveled together.[18] [19] [20] Both sisters were active in the Montreal Play-Reading Club in the 1940s.[21] [22]

Personal life

In 1927, Irene Gray married a Canadian clergyman and World War I veteran,[23] Eric Almond (1895-1953), in Australia.[24] [25] Her son was Canadian-born filmmaker and writer Paul Almond (1931-2015).[26] [27] In 1968, she and her sister traveled to London and Morocco;[28] in 1971, they traveled to Tangiers, Gibraltar, and Malta.[29] She died in 1972 at age 77. Her grave is next to her sister's, in Shigawake, Quebec.[30] [31] [32]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Enrolment Starts in Play Workshop. 1944-11-07. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 4. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Free Demonstration Talks. 1928-06-13. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2020-04-08. 2. Newspapers.com.
  3. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-381738036/view?sectionId=nla.obj-385212720&partId=nla.obj-381860546#page/n91/mode/1up "Reviving the Greek Dance in Sydney"
  4. News: Dance Recital; Pupils of Peters-Gray School. 3 November 1924. Press. April 8, 2020. 13. Papers Past.
  5. News: Dance Culture. 2 May 1925. Press. April 8, 2020. 2. Papers Past.
  6. News: Dance Recital. 16 October 1926. Press. April 8, 2020. 8. Papers Past.
  7. News: Life-Saving Society; Matinee at YWCA. 1927-10-17. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2020-04-08. 4. Newspapers.com.
  8. News: The Art of the Dance!. 1928-06-15. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2020-04-08. 7. Newspapers.com.
  9. News: THE ART OF DANCING.. 1927-03-17. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 2020-04-08. 4. Trove.
  10. News: Stage, Screen and Concert; Almond-Gray School. 1936-05-09. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 10.
  11. News: Dance Recital Tonight; QMCF Winners Appear in Almond-Gray Performance. 1938-05-27. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 3. Newspapers.com.
  12. News: Plans Varied Program. 1939-05-04. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 3. Newspapers.com.
  13. News: Archer. Thomas. Trinity Players do Irish Comedy. 1941-02-20. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 3. Newspapers.com.
  14. News: To Present Medea. 1943-02-16. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 5. Newspapers.com.
  15. News: Archer. Thomas. Trinity Players Offer Thriller. 1942-10-15. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 3. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: Trinity Prepares Play by Robert E. Sherwood. 1939-02-04. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 10. Newspapers.com.
  17. News: Whitehead. Harold. Canadian Play by Local Group. 1951-01-25. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 12. Newspapers.com.
  18. News: Almond-Gray Recital. 1936-05-07. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 5.
  19. News: Personals. 1962-12-24. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 19. Newspapers.com.
  20. News: Personals. 1969-04-16. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 41. Newspapers.com.
  21. News: Play Reading Planned. 1942-11-26. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 4. Newspapers.com.
  22. News: Play-Reading Club to Meet. 1945-02-07. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 4. Newspapers.com.
  23. Web site: Remembering Paul Almond: Anglican author, film/TV producer and lay minister. 2015-04-25. Anglican Church of Canada - CEP online. en-US. 2020-04-08.
  24. News: Social and Personal. 1937-09-11. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 5.
  25. News: Family Notices. 1927-10-15. Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954). 2020-04-08. 16. Trove.
  26. News: Personals. 1961-12-20. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 18. Newspapers.com.
  27. Book: Creative Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-century Creative and Performing Artists. 1972-12-15. University of Toronto Press. 978-1-4426-3784-9. en.
  28. News: Personals. 1968-01-02. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 19. Newspapers.com.
  29. News: Personals. 1971-05-15. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 10. Newspapers.com.
  30. News: Obituary for Hilda Eliza GRAY Mulvany. 1978-04-26. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 23. Newspapers.com.
  31. News: Two Memorials to Honour Filmmaker. 2015-07-30. The Gazette. 2020-04-08. 32. Newspapers.com.
  32. http://gogaspe.com/computer/cemeteries/045-StPauls_Shigawake/Gray%20Irene%20C%20M,%20Hilda%20E%20M.jpg An image of the joint memorial bench for Irene and Hilda Mulvany-Gray

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