Edmund Kean
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Edmund Kean was a celebrated early 19th-century English actor renowned for his intense, groundbreaking performances in Shakespearean tragic roles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edmund Kean canonical | 7 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shakespearean actor
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human ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | early 19th century ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Mary Magdalene Church, Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Charles Kean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1787-03-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1833-05-15 ⓘ |
| describedBySource | 19th-century theatre criticism ⓘ |
| employer |
Covent Garden Theatre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Drury Lane Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Kean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Shakespearean drama
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theatre ⓘ |
| genre | tragedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | respiratory illness ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
emotional intensity
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innovative interpretation of Shakespearean characters ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century acting styles
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Charles Kean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | David Garrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| movement | romanticism in acting ⓘ |
| name | Edmund Kean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | collapsed on stage while playing Othello at Covent Garden in 1833 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
groundbreaking Shakespearean performances
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intense acting style ⓘ revitalizing tragic roles on the English stage ⓘ |
| notableWork |
performances as Hamlet in "Hamlet"
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performances as Iago in "Othello" ⓘ performances as King Lear in "King Lear" ⓘ performances as Macbeth in "Macbeth" ⓘ performances as Othello and Iago in alternating roles ⓘ performances as Othello in "Othello" ⓘ performances as Richard III in "Richard III" ⓘ performances as Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" ⓘ performances as Sir Giles Overreach in "A New Way to Pay Old Debts" ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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theatre actor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath |
England
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Richmond upon Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.