John Henry Brodribb

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John Henry Brodribb, better known as Sir Henry Irving, was a renowned 19th-century English stage actor and the first actor to be knighted.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English person
Victorian-era actor
human
stage actor
theatre manager
alsoKnownAs Henry Irving
Henry Irving
surface form: Sir Henry Irving
awardReceived Knight Bachelor
birthName John Henry Brodribb self-link
burialPlace Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey
child Harry Brodribb Irving
Harry Brodribb Irving
surface form: Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1838-02-06
dateOfDeath 1905-10-13
educatedAt City Commercial School, London
employer Lyceum Theatre, London
era Victorian era
fieldOfWork performing arts
theatre
genre drama
tragedy
hasInfluenced Bram Stoker
honorificPrefix Sir
influencedBy William Shakespeare
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath natural causes
movement Victorian theatre
notableAchievement first actor to be knighted in the United Kingdom
notableStudent Ellen Terry
notableWork Faust
The Bells
The Lyons Mail
performances in Shakespearean roles
occupation actor
stage actor
theatre manager
placeOfBirth Keinton Mandeville
Somerset
placeOfDeath Bradford
West Yorkshire
positionHeld manager of the Lyceum Theatre, London
religion Anglicanism
residence London, England
surface form: London
sexOrGender male
spouse Florence O'Callaghan
workLocation London, England
surface form: London

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Henry Irving birthName John Henry Brodribb
John Henry Brodribb birthName John Henry Brodribb self-link