Rodney Ackland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Rodney Ackland

English dramatist

Date of Birth: 18-May-1908

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 06-Dec-1991

Profession: screenwriter, actor, playwright, film director

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Rodney Ackland (18 May 1908 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex – 6 December 1991 in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey) was an English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter. Born as Norman Ackland Bernstein in Southend, Essex, to a Jewish father from Warsaw and a non-Jewish mother, he was educated at Balham Grammar School in London.
In his 16th year he made his first stage appearance at the Gate Theatre Studio, playing Medvedieff in Gorky's The Lower Depths and later studied acting at the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art.
He married Mab Lonsdale, daughter of the playwright Frederick Lonsdale, in 1952; she died in 1972.