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
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Sarah Siddons statue
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Southbank Centre
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2 memorials
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1 memorial
Comic Heritage
Merged with the Heritage Foundation.
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Anna Neagle
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NW1, Arlington Street, 165
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WC1, Great Russell Street, 14
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Bruce Kenrick
W11, Blenheim Crescent, 115
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