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Jenner died on 29 January 1973 at the age of 55 in [[Middlesex Hospital]] from lung cancer.<ref name=caryl>{{Cite web|title=Jenner, Caryl [real name Pamela Penelope Ripman] (1917–1973), theatre director and manager|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-68210;jsessionid=068A4E4E42FCE19E9DFCAFBFF6C9B759|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/68210}}</ref> The children's theatre continued at the Arts Theatre until |
Jenner died on 29 January 1973 at the age of 55 in [[Middlesex Hospital]] from lung cancer.<ref name=caryl>{{Cite web|title=Jenner, Caryl [real name Pamela Penelope Ripman] (1917–1973), theatre director and manager|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-68210;jsessionid=068A4E4E42FCE19E9DFCAFBFF6C9B759|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/68210}}</ref> Jenner had campaigned for a purpose built children's theatre on the South Bank in London.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=SkZdDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA20&dq=caryl+jenner&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU28fchN_sAhUNWsAKHe7PCIkQ6AEwAXoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=caryl%20jenner&f=false|title=Theatre for the Young|date=1990-02-19|publisher=Macmillan International Higher Education|isbn=978-1-349-20540-0|language=en}}</ref> The children's theatre continued at the Arts Theatre until the purpose built [[Unicorn Theatre]] for children was completed in 2005. |
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Revision as of 14:33, 31 October 2020
Caryl Jenner | |
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| Born | May 19, 1917 |
| Died | January 29, 1973 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | theatre director |
Caryl Jenner born Pamela Penelope Ripman (May 19, 1917 – January 29, 1973) was a British theatre director and manager. She is known for her work in creating theatre for children.
Life
Jenner was born in London where her name was Pamela Penelope Ripman. Her parents were Constance Brockwill Grier and Walter Ripman. Her father wrote school textbooks on French and German and he worked as a school inspector.[1]
The Amersham Playhouse had been created by John Penrose and Sally Latimer in 1936. Penrose soon left and Latimer continued to be joined by Jenner in 1938. The two of them would run the theatre until 1949. During the war there was eleven performances per week.[2] In March 1949 the theatre's governors decided that it was no longer financially viable.
In November 1949 Caryl Jenner created the Mobile Theatre Ltd.[1] They supplemented their income by performing to adults in the evenings. In 1960 her business had five touring companies of actors and four of these were devoted to children's theatre.[1]
In 1962, the name changed again, to the Unicorn Theatre Club. In 1967, the company gave up touring having received an annual grant from the Arts Council,[1] took up the lease at the Arts Theatre in London.[1]
Death and legacy
Jenner died on 29 January 1973 at the age of 55 in Middlesex Hospital from lung cancer.[1] Jenner had campaigned for a purpose built children's theatre on the South Bank in London.[3] The children's theatre continued at the Arts Theatre until the purpose built Unicorn Theatre for children was completed in 2005.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Jenner, Caryl [real name Pamela Penelope Ripman] (1917–1973), theatre director and manager". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/68210. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "The Amersham Playhouse 1936-1949". Amersham Museum. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ Theatre for the Young. Macmillan International Higher Education. 1990-02-19. ISBN 978-1-349-20540-0.
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