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Miscellaneous correspondence

Correspondence not addressed to Siân Phillips nor to members of her family circle, a portion of the letters discussing potential theatrical rôles via Siân Phillips' agent Sara Randall. Of interest is a letter, 1950, from schoolteacher, dramatist and radio broadcaster Isaac (Eic) Davies to 'Huw, [?Gwenda] [and] Branwen', which is annotated in Siân Phillips' hand: 'From Eic Davies (Dir[ector] of Blodeuwedd) my Welsh master', the reference being to Saunders Lewis' 1948 play Blodeuwedd (for Saunders Lewis, see, for example, under Letters to Siân Phillips - undated correspondence, Media productions and General miscellany).

University awards and honours

Awards achieved by Siân Phillips while a student at University College Cardiff, where she read English and Philosophy, comprising: Welsh Students Eisteddfod (Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Myfyrwyr Cymru) Award for recitation (1951); Bachelor of Arts award from University College Cardiff (1954), which is inscribed with Siân Phillips' birth name of Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips.

Letters to Siân Phillips - undated correspondence

Letters, cards, telegrams and telemessage to Siân Phillips, to Siân Phillips and her second husband Peter O'Toole and to Siân Phillips and her third husband Robin Sachs from friends, colleagues and acquaintances, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' stage and screen career. Correspondents include actor and director Thierry Harcourt and his partner, osteopath, Pilates instructor and performance coach Fabi Waisbort (fifteen letters); novelist Alun Richards (fifteen letters); actor Bryn Ellis and his partner, author William (Bill) Corlett (thirteen letters); Jane Ireland, Siân Phillips' assistant/housekeeper (twelve letters); actor Kevin Moore (twelve letters); Australian-born stage and screen actress Marie Löhr (ten letters); actor Edward Duke (nine letters and one note); theatrical agent Sara Randall (nine letters); US actress Annette Bening (eight letters); stage and screen actress Eileen Atkins (six letters); theatre actor and director Frith Banbury (five letters); Welsh actor, director and writer Sean Mathias (four letters); US supermodel Debbie Jupp (four letters); radio drama producer Enyd Williams (four letters); stage and screen actress Judi Dench (three letters); stage and screen actor Ian McKellen (two letters); Canadian editor, writer and publishing executive Hugh Brewster (two letters); Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and author Edna O'Brien (two letters); Welsh political activist, poet, dramatist, historian and literary critic Saunders Lewis (one letter, with draft article written by Lewis for the Radio Times referencing Siân Phillips' up-and-coming stage career); actor Alec Guinness (one letter); actor and theatre director John Gielgud (one letter); actor and presenter Richard E. Grant (one letter); and Welsh actress Rachel Thomas (one letter). Some items annotated in Siân Phillips' hand.

Correspondence from friends, colleagues and acquaintances

Letters, cards and telegrams, [1953]-2021 and undated, to Siân Phillips, mostly from friends and colleagues in the theatrical world and the media, and also from fans. The material largely references Siân Phillips' acting career, including congratulatory messages on the awards and honours she received. Several of the correspondents appear under more than one decade heading.

University

Printed Philosophy examination paper, 1954, of University College Cardiff, where Siân Phillips read English and Philosophy. Annotated in Siân Phillips' hand.

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) awards and honours

Material relating to Siân Phillips winning the Bancroft Gold Medal award while a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, which she attended from 1955 to 1957, including a congratulatory note from Kenneth Barnes, one-time Principal of RADA; certificate awarded to Siân Phillips on her achievement of the William Poel Memorial Prize, 18 March 1957.

Press cutting announcing Siân Phillips' admission to RADA via scholarship in September 1955.

Honours Diploma certificate awarded to Siân Phillips on leaving RADA in December 1957.

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA)

Miscellaneous material relating to Siân Phillips' period of study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, including qualifiying passages; prospectus; student timetable; notes on vocal and postural exercises; annotated scripts; progress reports; list of candidates in a Shakespeare speaking test, autographed by participating students; notice of student productions at the Vanbrugh Theatre; items in Siân Phillips' hand; printed items annotated by Siân Phillips. Some items torn and consequently somewhat fragile.

Two items have been subsequently added to this collection in August 2023: Photocopied record of stage rôles played during 1956-7 by Sian Phillips whilst studying at RADA; together with a printed programme of a RADA production of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, staged at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, 3 December 1957, in which Siân Phillips took the leading rôle.

Letters to Siân Phillips - 1950s

Letters and card to Siân Phillips from friends, colleagues and acquaintances, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' burgeoning stage career. Correspondents include a presumed member of the teaching staff at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) who writes regarding a conflict between Siân Phillips' professional and personal life (incomplete and undated letter, [1957]); and Welsh writer, dramatist and actor Emlyn Williams.

English Festival of Spoken Poetry awards and honours

First-place certificates awarded to Siân Phillips by the English Festival of Spoken Poetry, at which she would have competed while a student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London (see Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) awards and honours).

Gorsedd of Bards

Printed invitation to Siân Phillips' second husband Peter O'Toole to attend her induction into the Gorsedd of Bards, 6 August 1959; together with press articles relating to Siân Phillips' induction into the Gorsedd.

O'Toole press articles

Press articles directly relating to Siân Phillips' second husband Peter O'Toole and one article directly relating to their daughter Kate O'Toole.

Letters to Siân Phillips from Patricia (Pat) Coombs

Undated letters to Siân Phillips from Patricia Coombs (née O'Toole), sister of Siân Phillips' second husband Peter O'Toole. One letter congratulates Siân Phillips on the birth of her first daughter, Kate O'Toole, born in 1960; another (fax transmission) congratulates Siân Phillips on being awarded the CBE in 2000. One letter annotated in Siân Phillips' hand.

1960s

Material, including press articles and reviews, original texts, scripts and theatrical programmes, relating to stage productions in which Siân Phillips appeared during the 1960s. The items comprise: The Taming of the Shrew (1960); The Duchess of Malfi (1960); Ondine (1961); The Lizard on the Rock (1962); Les Maxibules (1964); Ride A Cock Horse (1965); Come And Go (1965); Man and Superman (1966); The Man of Destiny (1966); The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (1967); The Burglar (1967); The Cardinal of Spain (1969).

Letters to Siân Phillips - 1960s

Letters, cards and telegrams to Siân Phillips and to Siân Phillips and her second husband Peter O'Toole from friends, colleagues and acquaintances, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' stage and screen career. Correspondents include novelist Alun Richards (six letters); academic, novelist, sculptor, poet and Anglican priest Moelwyn Merchant (one letter) (annotation by Siân Phillips at head of letter: 'Moelwyn 'coached' Peter [O'Toole] for [the rôle of] Shylock [in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, staged 1960]'); American playwright and screenwriter Tennessee Williams (one letter); actress Patricia Lawrence and her husband, writer and arts administrator Greville Poke (one letter); Australian-born stage and screen actress Marie Löhr (one letter); Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) principal John Fernald (one letter); and theatre director Philip Wiseman (one letter). Some letters annotated in Siân Phillips' hand.

Diaries and calendars

Diaries and calendars, 1960s - 2020s and undated, of Siân Phillips, some of the diaries having been printed for that purpose, others being notebooks used as diaries. The contents largely relate to Siân Phillips' personal, domestic and family affairs and to her professional life, some diaries being kept specifically alongside theatrical 'runs' or filming schedules. Many of the items contain inserts such as newspaper cuttings, letters, cards and notes.

Diaries and calendars - 1960s

Diaries, 1964, 1966-1969, of Siân Phillips, the contents largely relating to Siân Phillips' personal, domestic and family affairs and to her professional life. One diary has the initials 'P.O'T.' embossed at lower right-hand corner of cover (relating to Siân Phillips' second husband Peter O'Toole, although there is no evidence of his hand within any of the volumes). One or two inserts, including two small linen sheets.

Letters to Siân Phillips from Sally Phillips

Letters and gift tag, all undated (day and month only noted), to Siân Phillips and to Siân Phillips and Peter O'Toole from Sally Phillips, mother of Siân Phillips, mostly discussing family matters. One letter and the gift tag are annotated, respectively, 'From my Mother' and 'My mother' in Siân Phillips' hand.

Letters to Siân Phillips from Kate O'Toole

Letters, cards, printed emails and one fax (two letters incomplete, one juvenile card), [1960s]-2015, from the actress, producer, film attaché and reviewer Kate O'Toole to her mother Siân Phillips and to Siân Phillips and her third husband Robin Sachs. Most of the correspondence was written from Kate O'Toole's home in Ireland. One letter is annotated by Siân Phillips.

Undated note, [?1960s], to Kate O'Toole from arts administrator Greville Poke, founding member of the English Stage Company.

Film and television awards and honours

Certificates awarded to Siân Phillips in recognition of her achievements in film and television, comprising: National Society of Film Critics Award 1969 for best supporting actress (Goodbye, Mr Chips) (nominated 1969, won 1970); Filmdom's Famous Fives Award 1969 (Goodbye, Mr Chips) (envelope); BAFTA Award 1976 for best actress (I, Claudius and How Green Was My Valley) (won); Royal Television Society Performance Award 1977 (I, Claudius) (won); BAFTA Cymru Film & Television Awards 1991, 1992 & 2001 for best actress and for best contribution to light entertainment (1991 nominated; 1992 nominated; 2001 won); Chivers Audio Books award for excellence 1992 (Swan Sister by Annie Dalton).

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