Alfred Willmore

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Alfred Willmore, better known as Micheál Mac Liammóir, was a prominent Irish actor, playwright, and co-founder of Dublin’s Gate Theatre, renowned for his contributions to 20th-century Irish theatre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish theatre figure
memoirist
person
playwright
theatre director
activeInPeriod 20th century
adoptedIrishIdentity true
alsoKnownAs Micheál Mac Liammóir
associatedWithMovement Irish cultural revival (20th century)
birthName Alfred Willmore
burialPlace St Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton, Dublin
coFounded Gate Theatre, Dublin
coFounderWith Hilton Edwards
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
dateOfBirth 1899-10-25
dateOfDeath 1978-03-06
era 20th-century theatre
fieldOfWork Irish theatre
theatre
genre autobiographical writing
drama
influenced development of modern Irish theatre
knownFor co-founding the Gate Theatre in Dublin
monodrama about Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Oscar
languageOfWorkOrName English
Irish
nationality Irish
notableRole stage interpreter of Oscar Wilde
notableWork All for Hecuba
Enter a Goldfish
The Importance of Being Oscar
occupation actor
author
designer
playwright
theatre director
originalNationality British
placeOfBirth London, England
placeOfDeath Dublin, Ireland
linked to: Dublin
residence Dublin, Ireland
linked to: Dublin
sexualOrientation gay
spouseOrPartner Hilton Edwards
stageName Micheál Mac Liammóir
workedAt Gate Theatre, Dublin
wroteAbout Oscar Wilde
wroteIn English language
Irish language

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Micheál Mac Liammóir birthName Alfred Willmore
Alfred Willmore birthName Alfred Willmore