John Gregson
John Gregson, born Harold Thomas Gregson, (15 March 1919 – 8 January 1975) was an English actor, credited in 40 films.
Biography
Gregson was born of Irish descent, and grew up in Wavertree, Liverpool, Lancashire, where he was educated at Greenbank Road Primary School and later at St. Francis Xavier's College. He left school at 16, working first for a telephone company, then for Liverpool Corporation, as the city council was then known, before the Second World War started. During this time, he became interested in amateur dramatics, joining first his local Catholic church theatre group at St. Anthony’s, Mossley Hill, and later the Liverpool Playgoers' Club.
War service
When war broke out, Gregson was called up and joined the Royal Navy as a sailor on minesweepers. At one point, his minesweeper was torpedoed and he was rescued from the sea with a knee injury.
After being demobbed in 1945, he joined the Playhouse in Liverpool for a year, before going on to Perth Theatre in Perth, Scotland. Here he met his future wife, actress Ida Reddish from Nottingham, who at the time was using the stage name Thea Kronberg and had recently arrived from the Birmingham Repertory Theatre. In 1947 they moved to London and married there. They eventually had three daughters and three sons.
John Gregson (footballer)
John Gregson (born 17 May 1939) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger for several clubs in the Football League. Having to retire through injury, a testimonial match was played between a Cambridge 11 and a full strength Ipswich Town, managed by the late Sir Bobby Robson.
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John Gregson (disambiguation)
John Gregson (1919–1975) was an English actor
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