William Shakespeare's birthdate is assumed from his baptism on April 25. His father John was the son of a farmer who became a successful tradesman; his mother Mary Arden was gentry. He studied Latin works at Stratford Grammar School, leaving at about age 15. About this time his father suffered an unknown financial setback...See full bio »
1976Verdi's Falstaff
(TV movie)
(taken from "The Merry Wives of Windsor, " and from several passages of "Henry IV, " relating to the character of Falstaff)
1935A Midsummer Night's Dream
(lyrics: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" 1826 - uncredited, "Over Hill, Over Dale, Through Bush, Through Brier" - uncredited, "Philomel" - uncredited, "Kinderstucke Pieces for Children no.1:Allegro non troppo" - uncredited, "Lullaby" - uncredited, "Hand In Hand With Fairy Grace" - uncredited)
From Voltaire's 1764 "Dictionnaire philosophique" ("Philosophical Dictionary") on William Shakespeare: "What can one conclude from this contrast of grandeur and sordidness, of sublime reason and uncouth folly, in short from all the contrasts that we see in Shakespeare? That he would have been a perfect poet had he lived in the time of Addison...
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In 1964, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, there were at least four notable productions of "Hamlet" alone - the Richard Burton Broadway production, the Christopher Plummer made-for-TV film, the celebrated Russian-language film version (seldom seen in the U.S.), and Joseph Papp's Shakespeare Festival production, which was taped for TV.
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,4,136,14,196,arialbd,7,255,255,255,1_.jpg "Studio One in Hollywood: Season 7: Episode 46 -- William Shakespeare’s classic play is brought to life in this 1955 television adaptation starring Theodore Bikel in the title role and Alfred Ryder as Marc Anthony.")
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