Robert Nesbitt (theatre director)

Robert Nesbitt (11 January 1906 - 3 January 1995) was a theatre director, theatrical producer and impresario, particularly known for staging 25 instances of the Royal Variety Show.[1]

Nesbitt was born on 11 January 1906 in London, England.[1]

He was the Royal Variety Show's stage director in 1945, 1946, 1958 and 1961; and its producer from 1962 until 1976 and again in 1978.[2]

He once rejected an audition by Julie Andrews, but on the grounds of her age (she was only twelve at the time) rather than a deficiency of talent.[1]

He appeared as a "castaway" on the BBC Radio programme Desert Island Discs on 27 January 1973.[3]

He died on 3 January 1995.[1]

References
  1. Benedick, Adam (14 January 1995). "Obituaries: Robert Nesbitt". The Independent. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. Woodward, Chris. The London Palladium: The Story of the Theatre and Its Stars. p. 58.
  3. "Desert Island Discs - Castaway : Robert Nesbitt". BBC Online. BBC. Retrieved 14 August 2014.


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