Charles Kean

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Charles Kean was a prominent 19th-century English actor and theatre manager renowned for his historically detailed Shakespearean productions.

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instanceOf Shakespearean actor
human
stage actor
theatre manager
activeIn 19th-century theatre
birthName Charles John Kean NERFINISHED
burialPlace Kensal Green Cemetery NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Ireland NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1811-01-18
dateOfDeath 1868-01-22
educatedAt Eton College
era Victorian era
family Kean acting family NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Shakespearean drama
gender male
influenced Victorian Shakespearean staging practices
knownFor historically detailed Shakespearean productions
management of the Princess's Theatre in London
languageOfPerformance English
name Charles Kean NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableRole Hamlet NERFINISHED
Henry VIII NERFINISHED
King Lear NERFINISHED
Richard II NERFINISHED
notableWork productions of Shakespeare plays at the Princess's Theatre
occupation actor
theatre manager
parent Edmund Kean NERFINISHED
Mary Chambers NERFINISHED
performedIn Dublin NERFINISHED
Edinburgh NERFINISHED
London NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
Paris NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Waterford NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
residence London, England
surface form: London
spouse Ellen Kean NERFINISHED
Ellen Tree NERFINISHED
style archaeologically accurate staging
historical realism in costume and scenery
theatreManaged Princess's Theatre NERFINISHED

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Drury Lane Theatre notableManager Charles Kean
Kean hasNotableBearer Charles Kean