Anthony Page

Anthony Frederick Montague Page (21 September 1935 – 11 September 2026) was a British stage and film director.

Life and career

Page was born in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, India on 21 September 1935.

When Page was 19, he went to Canada on a free passage with the Royal Canadian Air Force and hitchhiked to New York where he studied with Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School. In 1964, he took over directing at the Royal Court when George Devine fell ill. He directed Inadmissible Evidence with Nicol Williamson.

He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 1997 for A Doll's House.

Page's 40-year relationship with artist Kenneth Butler was formalised by a civil partnership in 2006 and a marriage in 2014. Page died at Denville Hall in London on 11 September 2026, aged 90.

Filmography

Select theatre credits

References

  1. ↑ "Anthony Page | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. ↑ "Anthony Page | Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos". AllMovie.
  3. ↑ "Anthony Page". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Coveney, Michael (18 September 2026). "Anthony Page obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  5. 1 2 Hall, Margaret (18 September 2026). "Tony-Winning Director Anthony Page Has Died at 90". Playbill. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Sutcliff, Tom (4 January 1994). "By George, he's done it". The Guardian. p. 26.
  7. 1 2 Gumushan, Tanyel (18 September 2026). "Stage and film director Anthony Page has died aged 90". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  8. ↑ Vagg, Stephen (1 September 2025). "Forgotten British Film Studios: The Rank Organisation 1978-81". Filmink. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Anthony Page". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 18 September 2026.