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Stoppard, Tom

(Encyclopedia) Stoppard, Tom, 1937–, English playwright, b. Zlín, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), as Tomas Straussler. During his childhood he and his family moved to Singapore, later (…

Laurence Olivier

English actor Sir Laurence Olivier has been hailed as one of the 20th century's greatest classical actors and interpreters of William Shakespeare. Dark-eyed, strong-jawed and intense, Olivier rapidly…

Sir Michael Redgrave

Sir Michael RedgraveactorBorn: 3/29/1908Birthplace: Bristol, England Son of silent-film actor Roy Redgrave, Michael Redgrave had a prodigious career in theater and film, including acting, directing,…

Rufus Sewell Biography

Rufus Sewell actorBorn: 10/29/1967Birthplace: London, England An accomplished thespian of both stage and screen, Sewell has proven himself adept at playing a range of roles in pieces as diverse…

Sir Laurence Olivier Biography

Sir Laurence OlivieractorBorn: 5/22/1907Birthplace: Dorking, England Academy and Emmy Award-winning film and stage actor best known for his roles in Shakespearean works. His films include Pride and…

Sir Michael Redgrave Biography

Sir Michael RedgraveactorBorn: 3/29/1908Birthplace: Bristol, England Son of silent-film actor Roy Redgrave, Michael Redgrave had a prodigious career in theater and film, including acting, directing,…

Ian McKellen Biography

Ian McKellenactorBorn: 5/25/1939Birthplace: Burnley, England Knighted in 1990, McKellen is one of the century's finest Shakespearean actors. In addition to his prodigious stage career (…

Christopher Plummer Biography

Christopher Plummer(Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer)actor Born: 12/13/1927 or 29Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Plummer launched his acting career in Canadian theater and TV. A distinguished…

Ralph Fiennes Biography

Ralph FiennesactorBorn: 12/22/1962Birthplace: Suffolk, England Handsome British leading man who burst onto the American scene as the evil concentration camp commander Amon Goeth in Steven Spielberg'…

Alfred Lord Tennyson: A Dream of Fair Women

A Dream of Fair WomenIn the 1833 volume the poem opened with the following four verses, suppressed after 1842. These Fitz Gerald considered made 'a perfect poem by themselves.' As when a man…