Goldwyn of Britain

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Here, Goldwyn serves as herald at the investiture of Taliesin and Kerridwen
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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Altavia Status: Deceased Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
SA, a sword between 4 compass stars, 2 and 2, all within a bordure Or
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Lord Goldwyn of Britain is best known for the plays he wrote.

Publications

• Our Kind
• Our Kind II: Mistress Laurel Seamchecker Explains It All At You
• Our Kind III: A Nightmare on Laurel Street
• Arlecchino's Surprise
• Arlecchino and the Cup of Love

Death

Goldwyn passed away in the early 1990s

Memories

From Giles Hill

Many Caidans were members of Past Tymes with Good Company, a historical entertainment troupe founded by Baroness Aurelia of Ashton. Goldwyn was an important part of that group, participating in trips to the United Kingdom, around the United States (and its territories... Guam, for instance). On the first tour of England, in 1988 (the 400th anniversary of the defeat of the Armada), there was a two-day performance at Coombe Sydenham, the ancestral home of Mrs Francis Drake. After the last visitor was gone, the owner put on a feast in the huge pavillion in the garden. Two fallow deer contributed excellent roasts of venison, and there was more than a little beer. After dinner, there was some casual singing and story telling, and Goldwyn performed his "Report on the Spanish Expedition of '92". The tune was hauntingly familiar, but not until the beginning of the refrain, "It's a New World after all!" did we realize that it was a veeeeeery slow arrangement of the classic Disney "Small World" melody.

From Eldwin Nightowl

If I recall correctly, my first SCA event was a compendium in Dreiburgen--I know it was somewhere in Caid, but don't remember exactly where. But what I do remember was taking two workshops led by Goldwyn of Britain. Not surprisingly to those who knew him, in one workshop he taught us ways to create and portray our SCA personas, and in the other showed us Commedia dell'arte, a period form of theatre involving comic improvisation with lots of slapstick. I was enthralled with it all, and quite honestly was disappointed when I learned that Goldwyn didn't represent the average SCAer, but was a rare exception. But I built my persona largely on his methods, and with some others formed our own little SCA theatre group. While I've since worked professionally, I still remember what I learned from those two sessions with that very funny, informative and clever teacher. It's no coincidence that my SCA name "Eldwin" sounds like "Goldwyn."

From Lachlan of Cromarty

Goldwyn and I played opposite each other in medieval morality plays translated by Diane de Lyon. These were really raucous productions. Decked out with a long, white wig, he played the mother of Master Morten (he would flip the wig back like Cher to deliver a line). He also played the titular role in The Miller Who's Soul Went to Hell, a role that was both highly funny and HIGHLY inappropriate! It was the whole company that made those rehearsals a blast, but of course, none were more fun to be around than Goldwyn.