- Daughter Cordelia Monsey, born in 1956, was named after the part Yvonne played to Michael Redgrave's King Lear at Stratford. Cordelia has gone on to become a successful stage director.
- Changed her name legally in 1946 from Yvonne Frances Joseph to Yvonne Mitchell (Mitchell was her mother's maiden name). She also deducted a decade from her age, which is why many sources have listed 1925 as her birth year.
- Married author and critic Derek Monsey in 1952, the couple would later divorce, only to be reconciled. They would remarry in late 1978, just months before Monsey died of a heart attack on 13 February 1979, with Mitchell dying of cancer just over a month later.
- The first thing she wrote was the play "The Same Sky" which was first produced at Nottingham Playhouse and which she thought was the best of all it's versions. Upto 1978 it was the only play she wrote although she did translate two French plays - "A Measure of Cruelty" in which Wendy Hiller starred in Birmingham in 1965, and "Beware of the Dog" in which John Neville starred in Nottingham and London in 1977.
- Lived for many years in the south of France, before returning to England.
- Spent 10 years living in the South of France where she spent her time writing.
- After making A Woman in a Dressing Gown she was out of work for 6 months and wrote the play The Same Sky which premiered at Nottingham Playhouse, transferred to London then was filmed for television. She later translated the French plays A Measure For Cruelty and Beware of the Dog into English and wrote a number of novels.
- In 1961 she moved from London to France.
- Father: Bertie Joseph; Mother: Madge Mitchell.
- Her play 'The Sane Sky' won the Festival of Britain prize of 'Best New Play'of 1950. She also won a Television National Award for her performance in 'Wuthering Heights'.
- On the London stage she starred in 'Horizontal Hold' and 'Children of the Wolf' while on Broadway she starred in 'The Wall with George C. Scott.
- Her cousin was the Conservative MP and barrister Keith Joseph.
- She was married to Derek Monsey and had a daughter Cordelia.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content