Corin Redgrave, 70, the scion of an acting dynasty who shone equally in light comedy and Shakespearean tragedy and who was a committed Marxist, died Tuesday at his home in London.
No cause of death was reported, but Redgrave had several health setbacks in recent years, including a heart attack in 2005 soon after a demanding run as King Lear for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
The Redgraves have been a leading British thespian family for generations, stretching well back into the 19th century. Corin Redgrave was the son of actor Michael Redgrave and Rachel Kempson and the brother of actresses Vanessa Redgrave and Lynn Redgrave.
Like his sister Vanessa, Redgrave was a social activist in causes of the hard left.
Malcolm McLaren, 64, the former manager of the Sex Pistols and one of the seminal figures of the punk rock era, died Thursday, his son said.
Joe Corre said his father died of an aggressive form of cancer in Switzerland.
McLaren is best known for his work with the Pistols, whose violence, swearing and anti-establishment antics shocked Britain and revolutionized the world music scene. The band’s career owed much to their manager’s talent for self-promotion.
But McLaren, an art school dropout, was first known for his fashion and the infamous clothes shop he opened on London’s King’s Road with his girlfriend Vivienne Westwood in 1971.
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