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John Henry Brodribb (Keinton Mandeville, 6 de febrero de 1838-Bradford, 13 de octubre de 1905), conocido como Henry Irving, fue un actor de teatro británico de la época victoriana. Fue el primer actor nombrado caballero .
Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905), christened John Henry Brodribb, sometimes known as J. H. Irving, was an English stage actor in the Victorian era, known as an actor-manager because he took complete responsibility (supervision of sets, lighting, direction, casting, as well as playing the leading roles) for ...
Sir Henry Irving – Biography. ‘The knight from nowhere’: Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) Henry Irving as Mathias in ‘The Bells’. Henry Irving’s knighthood in 1895, the first bestowed upon an actor, was the climax of a lifetime’s tireless proselytising for recognition of his ‘beloved calling’.
Sir Henry Irving (born Feb. 6, 1838, Keinton Mandeville, Somerset, Eng.—died Oct. 13, 1905, Bradford, Yorkshire) was one of the most famous of English actors, the first of his profession to be knighted (1895) for services to the stage.
Henry Irving's life and achievements have been set down in books by ten authors, published over 69 years. The first, 'Henry Irving's Impressions of America' was published in 1884. The author, an American, Joseph Hatton, was the London correspondent of the New York Times.
Henry Irving, the first actor to be knighted, rose from humble beginnings unconnected with the theatre. He was born John Brodribb on 6th February 1838 in the small Somerset village of Keinton Mandeville.
John Henry Brodribb, conocido como Henry Irving, fue un actor de teatro británico de la época victoriana. Fue el primer actor nombrado caballero.
