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Sir Henry Irving
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Henry_Irving
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
actor
gptkbp:associatedAct
gptkb:Henry_Arthur_Jones
gptkb:William_Shakespeare
gptkb:George_Bernard_Shaw
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkbp:birthDate
1838-02-06
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Keighley,_West_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:child
gptkb:Henry_Irving_Jr.
gptkb:Alice_Irving
gptkb:Ethel_Irving
gptkb:Laurence_Irving
gptkb:Cecil_Irving
gptkbp:deathDate
1905-10-13
gptkbp:famousQuote
"The stage is a world of its own."
"Acting is the ability to be in the moment."
"The theatre is a place of dreams."
"To be a great actor, you must be a great man."
"The actor is the creator of the illusion of life."
gptkbp:filmography
Lyceum Theatre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Sir Henry Irving
gptkbp:influenced
gptkb:Richard_Burton
gptkb:Sir_Ian_McKellen
gptkb:John_Gielgud
gptkb:Laurence_Olivier
gptkbp:knownFor
gptkb:Victorian_theatre
Shakespearean roles
dramatic performances
gptkbp:nationality
British
gptkbp:notableWork
gptkb:The_Merchant_of_Venice
Hamlet
Othello
The Bells
gptkbp:occupation
theatre manager
gptkbp:restingPlace
gptkb:Westminster_Abbey
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Ellen_Terry