Max Adrian
Max Adrian (1 November 1903 – 19 January 1973) was an Irish stage, film and television actor and singer. He was a founding member of both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.In addition to his success as a character actor in classical drama, he was known for his work as a singer and comic actor in revue and musicals, and in one-man shows about Bernard Shaw'>George Bernard Shaw and Gilbert and Sullivan, and in cinema and television films, notably Ken Russell's Song of Summer as the ailing composer Delius. His voice and acting style were distinctive: The Times referred to his "Osric-like elaborations of manner", and his voice "like no other heard on the English stage of his day, vestigially Irish and harshly attractive."
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Alias (AKA) | Bor Guy Thornton (real name); Cavendish Max Max Cavendish |
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Birth date | November 01, 1903 |
Birth name | Guy Thornton Bor |
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Date of death | January 19, 1973 |
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