Until then his poetry could be described as romantic and sweet. Sassoon poetry was greatly impacted by the realities of the war. There he met and developed a friendship with fellow poet Robert Graves. By mid 1915 he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion as a Second Lieutenant. A broke arm (due to a training riding accident) prevented him from being immediately deployed to the front. Sassoon was motivated by patriotism when he joined the British Army at the start of the Great War. But he spoke out and wrote about the horrors of the trenches. Siegfried Sassoon was English poet, writer, and soldier who won awards for bravery during World War One. He died at the age of 63 due to complications from AIDS in 1991. Richardson never publicly revealed his bisexuality. Richardson and Redgrave had two daughter, both who would become successful actresses: Natasha Richardson (born 1963), and Joely Richardson (born 1965).Īlthough Richardson had relationships and one night stands with men outside the marriage, it was his affair with French actress Jeanne Moreau that moved Vanessa to divorce him in 1967. Her husband Michael Redgrave came out to her before their marriage. Kempson spoke from experience… she too married a bisexual. Tony Richardson was bisexual.Įven Vanessa’s mother Rachel Kempson expressed doubts, predicting the relationship would last ‘five years at a guess’. But there had been gossip that their marriage would not last. In 1962, Richardson married actress Vanessa Redgrave. The film won 4 Academy Awards: Best Director, Best Film, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Score. He worked for 5 decades, with his best know work “Tom Jones” (1963) starring Albert Finney. Tony Richardson was an English director for both stage and films.