- Born
- Birth nameJohn Newport Caird
- John Caird was born on September 22, 1948 in Canada. He is a director and writer, known for Les Misérables (2012), A Midsummer Night's Dream and Spirited Away: Live on Stage (2022). He was previously married to Frances Ruffelle.
- SpouseFrances Ruffelle(1990 - 1993) (divorced, 2 children)
- Children
- Won two Tony Awards in collaboration with Trevor Nunn: in 1982 as Best Director (Play) for "The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby," and in 1987 as Best Director (Musical) for "Les Miserables." He was also Tony-nominated three other times: in 1997 as Best Director (Play) for Pam Gems "Stanley;" and in 2001 for his lyrics as part of Best Original Musical Score with collaborator Paul Gordon and for his libretto as Best Book (Musical) for "Jane Eyre."
- Ex-son-in-law of Sylvia Young.
- He has two children with his ex-wife, Frances: Eliza Doolittle and Nathaniel Caird.
- Ex-brother-in-law of Alison Ruffelle.
- Parents: George Bradford Caird, Oxford theologian and Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford and Viola Mary Newport, poet and librarian.
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