Daphne Rye
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Daphne Rye (1916 - 10 November 1992) was a director, actress and casting director
Rye was casting agent for the company H.M. Tennent. She discovered a number of talents who became big stars, including Richard Burton, later one of Rye's lodgers. She also helped Kenneth More and Honor Blackman. Nigel Hawthorne said of her: "How daunting it was to hear her voice coming from a darkened auditorium during auditions."
Theatrical credits as director included Private Lives, Edward, My Son and The Little Hut.
She was married three times, to:
- Roland Culver (marriage dissolved)
- Dr John Janvrin (marriage dissolved)
- Sam Ainley (who predeceased her)
Rye had two sons from her first marriage, actor Michael Culver and painter Robin Culver.
In 1963, with the backing of friends, Rye established a restaurant in Chelsea called Daphne's, which became a celebrity hangout, attracting the likes of Laurence Olivier, David Niven, Alec Guinness and Prince Charles.
She died in Spain where she had spent much of her life.
[edit] References
- Allan Davis (14 December, 1992). "Obituary: Daphne Rye". The Independent.
- Roland Culver obituary (2 March, 1984). Associated Press.
- Daphne Rye at the Internet Movie Database
- Ian King (21 May, 1998). "Belgo mussels in on fashionable Daphne's". The Guardian.
- Honor Blackman, interviewed by David Benedict (4 October, 2000). "Theatre: Debut Honor Blackman". The Indepdendent.
- "Restaurant Spy" (13 August, 1994). Evening Standard magazine.
