John Clark

But he was asked to stay for the series, and later went on to the variety version at the Victoria Palace in London's West End during the V-2 scare. Just 4 days before VE Day, the act was performed at the Life Guards Barracks in Windsor for the last time, at a British variety show for the Royal Family at midnight, 4 May 1945. Read Less

The event was photographed for Life Magazine by Michael Crawford. At the time, she was appearing in her first Broadway play, Black Comedy, and he was appearing Off-Broadway in MacBird.

Clark and Redgrave lived in Barnes, London and Howth, Dublin for a number of years before returning to the United States where he was a citizen. They had 3 children together, Benjamin (b. 1968), Kelly (b. 1970) and Annabel (b. 1981). Clark became Redgrave's director, co-actor and with her lawsuit over the CBS television series House Calls, her manager. He appeared with her in Love Letters on Broadway (1989–90). Clark produced and directed stage shows for Redgrave; among them A Better Place at Dublin's Gate Theatre (1973) and, in the U.S., Thursday's Girls (1982), The Two of Us (1975), Saint Joan (1977–78, Broadway) and a tour of California Suite (1976). Clark's last co-venture with Redgrave was as the producer, director and co-writer of the award-winning Shakespeare for My Father which played on Broadway (1993–94) and then the Haymarket Theatre in London, followed by a tour of Australia and Canada. He also directed for her on television. Read Less

The divorce proceedings were front page news for months. Clark defended himself in Family Court proceedings before family court Judge Arnold Gold, and contested the tabloid's version of events and wrote about his views on court proceedings at his website. Redgrave's one-woman play Nightingale (2009), which explored the life of her maternal grandmother, also included reflections about her marriage to Clark. Redgrave died 2 May 2010. A week later, Clark collapsed with chest pain outside the church when refused entry to Redgrave's Kent, Connecticut funeral and was admitted to a hospital. The next day, Clark met his family members at the church and reconciled with them. Read Less