Corin Redgrave

He wrote a play "Blunt Speaking" in which he performed at the Minerva Theatre (part of the Chichester Festival Theatre) between 23 July - 10 August 2002. (review The Mail on Sunday July 28, 2002)

Redgrave was a lifelong activist in left-wing politics. With his elder sister Vanessa, he was a prominent member of the Workers' Revolutionary Party and wrote articles for the official journal of the Marxist Party. More recently, he became a defender of the interests of the Romani people.

Both Redgrave and his second wife, Kika Markham, expressed support for Viva Palestina, a humanitarian convoy, led by British MP George Galloway, attempting to break what they asserted to be the siege of the Gaza Strip.

Corin Redgrave was part of the third generation of a theatrical dynasty spanning four generations.

He wrote a memoir about his strained relationship with his father entitled Michael Redgrave - My Father, which incorporates passages from Michael's diaries. It was also noted for revealing his father's bisexuality.

Redgrave was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000. Read Less