Actor-manager. Born in Keinton-Mandeville, Somerset. Brought up in near poverty and was afflicted with a pronounced speech impediment. The first actor to be knighted. 1878 - 1902 he managed the Lyceum Theatre. For 25 years Ellen Terry partnered him in lavish productions of Shakespeare. It was also a long and personal partnership but the degree of intimacy is unknown. It is said that Stoker based the character of Dracula on Irving, his employer. Died after a performance, in the Midland Hotel, Bradford. His ashes were carried up the aisle of Westminster Abbey in a prop coffin.
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Sir Henry Irving
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Henry Irving statue
Henry Irving Actor, born 1838, died 1905. Knight. Litt.D. Dublin, D. Litt. C...
Lyceum Theatre
Edgar Allan Poe's maternal grandparents performed as actors at this theatre, ...
Sir Henry Irving - W1
Sir Henry Irving, 1838 - 1905, actor, lived here, 1872 - 1899. Greater London...
Sir Henry Irving - W6
Actor, Henry Irving, (John Henry Brodribb), 1838 - 1905, lived on this site, ...
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Brixton Theatre foundation stone
Although not actually named, this lonely, vandalised stone is all that remain...
Sarah Siddons statue
Oh dear, the poor girl needs to spend some more time in make-up. The pose is ...
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Camden Roundhouse
Built to service trains using Euston, London's first railway terminus. It became obsolete by 1855 when locomotives outgrew its turntable. It then became a warehouse for Gilbey's Gin. In the 1960s t...
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John Fawcett
Actor and playwright. Born London. Worked at Covent Garden Theatre. Died Southampton.
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Ronnie Corbett
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Person, Cinema, Seriously Famous, Theatre, TV & Radio, Scotland
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Shirley Anne Field
Actor. Born Shirley Broomfield on 27 June 1936 in Forest Gate, Essex (now Greater London). She started her career as a glamour model. Laurence Olivier chose her to play the prime female role in the...
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