Gaskill, William
Variant namesWilliam Gaskill was born in Shipley in 1930. After experience in amateur and repertory productions and for Granada television, he began directing at the Royal Court Theatre in 1957. He worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company and was a founder-director of the National Theatre, before succeeding George Devine as Artistic Director of the English Stage Company in 1965. He was a founder of the Joint Stock Company, and from 1983 began working as a freelance director and theatre teacher. He is especially associated with productions of Restoration comedy and the work of Bertolt Brecht.
From the guide to the Papers of William Gaskill, principally related to his period at the Royal Court Theatre, 1965-1972, 1892-2001, (Leeds University Library)
Operator of a gristmill and sawmill in Van Wert, Ohio.
From the description of Ledger 1862-1863. (Bowling Green State University). WorldCat record id: 55968917
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Owen Hale Collection, 1953-1992 | V & A Department of Theatre and Performance | |
| referencedIn | English Stage Company/Royal Court Theatre Archive, 1934-2007 | V & A Department of Theatre and Performance | |
| creatorOf | Gaskill, William, 1930-. Papers of William Gaskill, principally related to his period at the Royal Court Theatre, 1965-1972. | Brotherton Library, University of Leeds | |
| referencedIn | Sir Archive Michael Redgrave | V & A Department of Theatre and Performance | |
| referencedIn | Joint Stock Theatre Group Archives, 1973-1991 | University of California, Davis. General Library. . Dept. of Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Papers of William Gaskill, principally related to his period at the Royal Court Theatre, 1965-1972, 1892-2001 | GB 206 Leeds University Library | |
| referencedIn | William Empson papers | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Gaskill, William S. Ledger 1862-1863. | Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries | |
| referencedIn | United States Sanitary Commission records. Army and Navy Claim Agency archives, 1861-1870 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division |
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| associatedWith | Brecht, Bertolt, 1898-1956. | person |
| correspondedWith | Empson, William, 1906-1984 | person |
| associatedWith | English Stage Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Hale, Owen | person |
| associatedWith | Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905. | person |
| associatedWith | Joint Stock Theatre Group | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Redgrave, Michael | person |
| associatedWith | Royal Court Theatre. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States Sanitary Commission | corporateBody |
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Birth 1930-06-24
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