Guy Vaesen (1912 - 2002)

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Mr Guy Vaesen (Male)

Nationality: British

Author

Born: 27 September 1912

Died: 15 July 2002

Theatre maker and artist. Guy Vaesen was born in London to Johannes and Mary Vaesen (originally Vaessen). At a young age, Vaesen turned down a grammar school scholarship to take up a writing job with the Ilford Recorder. At the age of 14, Vaesen was reviewing silent films for the paper and he became enthused with the theatre. Vaesen worked for Ilford Borough Council and married Nancy Law in 1939. They ran a guesthouse in Cornwall for 18 months until Vaesen was called up. Vaesen spent the Second World War in the Tank Corps. He was invalided out with a skin condition and was stationed in Scotland. There, he formed a group of amateur theatre players called the Florians. Vaesen rose to regimental sergeant-major by demobilisation in 1946, rather late because of diphtheria. He was taken on as a stage hand at the Theatre Royal, Stratford, and worked his way up into stage direction. After being taken on by the Birmingham Rep, working closely with Willard Stoker; he began to get producer-type status in various provincial repertory companies: Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Oldham, York, then Scarborough for part of a summer season,

In the mid-1950s, he arrived in Bournemouth. There, Harold Pinter, to become a lifelong friend, joined his company as a leading actor, a leading actress being Vivien Merchant, Pinter’s first wife.

From 1957 to 1963, Vaesen produced at the Connaught Theatre in Worthing. He worked with Pinter at the New Arts Theatre as part of a period of working on West End productions. In the mid-1960s, he joined the BBC as a script editor. In 1974 he won the Italia Prize for The Mystery by Bill Naughton.

As a painter, Vaesen attended the Central and Camden institutes, took part in mixed shows such as the Royal Institute of Oil Painters and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. He exhibited his work in shows in the UK and US.

From the early 1980s, Vaesen lived on the island of Milos, Greece. He spent his last two decades predominantly in Greece, becoming a part of the artistic scene in the country, as well as participating in exhibitions such as the British Council's 'British Artists in Greece' show in 1995. He died in Pollonia, Greece, in 2002.

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The Lover (Stage Premiere: Arts Theatre) (1963)

Creative | Assistant Director

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The Dwarfs (Stage Premiere: Arts Theatre) (1963)

Creative | Assistant Director

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The Lover (Nuffield Theatre) (1965)

Creative | Director

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The Collection (Nuffield Theatre) (1965)

Creative | Director

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Night School (1966)

Production | Producer

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Landscape (1968)

Production | Producer

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Night School (1969)

Production | Producer

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The Caretaker (1969)

Production | Producer

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Personal Anthology (1970)

Production | Producer

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The Servant (1970)

Creative | Producer (radio/television)

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The Servant (1970)

Creative | Adaptor of Script

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A James Joyce Evening (1972)

Creative | Producer (radio/television)

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Monologue (1975)

Creative | Producer (radio/television)

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The Homecoming (1977)

Creative | Director

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