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Frank Benson

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English actor and theatre manager (1858-1939)

United KingdomActorsLived 1858 to 1939 · aged 81
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Sir Francis Robert Benson was an English tennis player and an actor-manager. He founded his own company in 1883 and produced all but two of William Shakespeare's plays.

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About this person

Sir Francis Robert Benson was an English tennis player and an actor-manager. He founded his own company in 1883 and produced all but two of William Shakespeare's plays. His thirty-year association with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and the annual Shakespeare Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon laid down foundations for the creation of the Royal Shakespeare Company after his death.

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United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1858 to 1939 · aged 81
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