  daniel raymond massey (10 october 193325 march 1998) was an english actor and performer. he is possibly best known for his starring role in the british tv drama the roads to freedom, as daniel, alongside michael bryant. he is also known for his role in the 1968 american film star!, as noÃ«l coward, for which he won a golden globe award. ==personal life== massey was born in london in 1933. he was educated at eton college and king's college, cambridge. he was a member of the noted massey family, which included his father, raymond massey, his sister, anna massey and his uncle vincent massey, a governor general of canada. his mother was the actress adrianne allen. living with his mother after his parents' divorce, massey rarely saw his father through most of his adult life; however, they were cast as father and son in the queen's guards (1961). massey was married three times, two of his wives being well-known actresses: *adrienne corri (1961â1967) *penelope wilton (1975â1984); one daughter, alice massey * linda wilton (1986â1998) he died in london after a three-year battle with hodgkin's lymphoma, and was buried at putney vale cemetery. massey worked in theatre throughout his cancer treatments, rarely missing a performance. ==career== massey made his film debut as a child in noÃ«l coward's flag-waver, in which we serve (1942) â coward being his godfather. he would later play noÃ«l coward in the 1968 julie andrews vehicle, star!, a performance for which he won a golden globe award and received his sole academy award nomination. he first made a major impression as an adult as laurence olivier's son-in-law in the stage and screen versions of john osborne's the entertainer. massey appeared in numerous british films from the 1950s onwards, including cromwell, the cat and the canary, the jokers, the vault of horror, mary, queen of scots, victory!, and in the name of the father. other highlights of his car
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