Roger Gage: What happened to Joan Plowright's ex-husband?

Posted by Carisa Kissane on Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Roger Gage was an English actor and the ex-husband of iconic actress Joan Plowright. Roger Gage’s ex-wife is one of the most distinguished actors of her generation with more than six-decade career. She has received two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, an Emmy, and two BAFTA Awards. She is known for films including Enchanted April (1992), Stalin in 1992, and Knife Edge (2009).

Roger Gage: Bio Summary

Full NameRoger Leonard Gage
famous as*Actor
* Ex-husband of Joan Plowright
Age90 years old at the time of his death
Date of BirthNovember 1928
Place of BirthBath, Somerset, England, UK. 
NationalityEnglish
EthnicityCaucasian
Children3 children
Parents Joan Plowright (m. 1953–1960)

Who is  Joan Plowright’s ex-wife, Gage?

Roger Gage was born in November 1928 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK. He passed away in 2018 at the age of 90. Gage was the first husband of English actress Joan Plowright. The couple tied the knot on September 19, 1953. They got married in a beautiful wedding ceremony in the presence of their friends, families, and loved ones. Their marriage didn’t last forever as they have planned. Gage and Plowright called their marriage a quit on December 2, 1960.

They didn’t have any children. The reason behind their divorce was not made public. After their marriage came to an end, Gage moved on and got married to actress Burda Cann. Gage and Cann tied the knot on October 27, 1961, and they stayed married until his death. They have three children.

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Roger Gage was an actor

Gage and his ex-wife both made a huge name for themselves in the film industry. Roger worked for the BBC, ITV, Anglia, and Westward Television as a presenter, producer, and director. He was an RTS Fellow, the Society’s Pilgrim Award winner, and the chair and honorary secretary of the Devon and Cornwall Centre.

Per IMDb, he was an actor, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), World Theatre (1959), and Villette (1957). Roger’s first TV job was hosting Anglia’s lunchtime show alongside actor Susan Hampshire, after a successful stage acting career that included a stint with the Old Vic company.

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Roger Gage eventually decided to go behind the camera and was accepted into the BBC’s directors course. He was the first to cast Dudley Moore in a film, directed Michael Bentine in It’s A Square World, and collaborated frequently with Spike Milligan.

His 1965 documentary series, Wyvern At War, which followed west-country soldiers from the Normandy landings through to VE Day, won an Emmy – a first for any ITV region. Roger Gage was also a prime mover in the creation of the RTS Student Awards and its first chairman in 1995.

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What happened to Roger Gage?

Roger Gage passed away on March 13, 2018, in Devon, England, UK. He was 90 years old at the time of his passing. The cause of Gage’s death was not made available to the public. His ex-wife Joan Plowright is 93 years old as of 2023. After their marriage came to an end, Plowright also moved on and got married to actor and director Laurence Olivier. They also had three children-  Julie Kate Olivier, Tamsin Olivier, and Richard Olivier.

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