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Lord Byron (1788–1824)

Lord Byron seemed destined from birth to tragedy. His father was the handsome but feckless Captain John "Mad Jack" Byron and his mother the Scottish heiress Catherine Gordon, the only child of the Laird of Gight. Captain Byron abandoned his wife and child leaving Catherine to bring up young Byron on her own... See full bio »

Died:

(age 36) in Missolonghi, Greece

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Filmography

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2003 The Sunday Programme (TV series)
Episode dated 5 January 2003 (2003) (poems)
 
2001 I due Foscari (TV movie) (as George Byron)
 
2000 In Motion (TV series short)
So We'll Go No More a Roving (2000) (poem)
 
1999 Le corsaire (TV movie) (narrative poem "The Corsair" 1814)
 
1994 Don Juan DeMarco (character Don Juan / in part)
 
1992 The Vampyr: A Soap Opera (TV movie) (story "The Vampyr")
 
1988 I due Foscari (TV movie) (book)
 
1986 Gothic (story)
 
1983 Manfred - versione per concerto in forma d'oratorio (TV movie) (as Lord George Gordon Byron)
 
1972 Ficciones (TV series)
El Conde Lara (1972)
 
1942 I due Foscari (play "The Two Foscaris")
 
1926 Don Juan (poem - uncredited)
 
1914 The Corsair (short) (poem)
 
1910 Mazeppa, or the Wild Horse of Tartary (short) (poem)
 
1908 Mazeppa (short) (poem)
 
Hide HideMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1998 Venus Blue (short) (poetry excerpts)
 
1989 Unmasked Part 25 (poetry)
 
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2011 Jane Eyre (lyrics: "Farewell" 1874)
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1992) Stage: His play, "Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know," was performed at the Ambassadors Theatre in London, England, with Derek Jacobi and Isla Blair in the cast. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Biographical Movies  | 1 Print Biography  | 1 Article  | See more »

Alternate Names:

George Byron | Lord George Gordon Byron

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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Personal Quote:

Now I shall go to sleep. Good night. [These were his last words; he died within the day.] See more »

Trivia:

Addressed as The Right Honourable Lord Byron (by strangers) and as Byron (the title, not the name) by friends. No one ever called him George after he became Byron, not even his mother. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius