Beverley Cross

Beverley Cross ( born April 13, 1931 in London, United Kingdom, † March 20, 1998 ) was a British librettist for operas and musicals as well as a screenwriter.

Biography

Although his first name sounds female, Beverley Cross was a man who had, on 20 March 1998, married between 23 August 1975 to his death with the famous actress Maggie Smith. He was also the stepfather of the two film actors Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin, who emerged from his first marriage with Smith Robert Stephens.

Cross died at the age of 67 years at a number of aneurysms.

Libretto author

Cross wrote mainly libretti, especially for operas of Richard Rodney Bennett, including for

For his work on the musical Half a Sixpence 1965 he was twice nominated for the Tony Award; Best in the categories Author ( Musical) and Best in the filmic adaptation of the musical film category.

Screenwriter

Cross was for nine screenplays, mainly for films of producers Charles H. Schneer, responsible: