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Sir Francis Robert Benson (4 November 1858 – 31 December 1939) was an English actor-manager. He founded his own company in 1883 and produced all but two of Shakespeare's plays.
Sir Frank Benson (born Nov. 4, 1858, Alresford, Hampshire, Eng.—died Dec. 31, 1939, London) was a British actor-manager whose touring company and acting school were important influences on contemporary theatre.
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Sep 28, 2012 · Frank Benson had founded his acting Company in 1883. His immediate inspiration was the German Saxe-Meiningen Company, but he was also following in the footsteps of Shakespeare himself. He led the festivals in Stratford-upon-Avon almost continuously from 1886 to the First World War.
Sir Francis Robert Benson (4 November 1858 – 31 December 1939) was an English actor-manager. He founded his own company in 1883 and produced all but two of Shakespeare's plays.
Sir Frank Benson. attempt to perform the Agamemnon of Aeschylus in the original Greek also taking for himself the part of Clytemnestra, wife of Agamemnon. Praise was generous and success was complete : invitations followed for appearances at Winchester, Eton, Harrow and London (St. George's Hall).
We have a large collection of prop swords, from heavy blunted metal swords to flashy feather-weight broad swords and even the prop sword which King George V used to knight the actor manager Frank Benson in 1916.
Frank R. Benson was born on 4 November 1858 in Alresford, Hampshire, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for The Taming of the Shrew (1911), Julius Caesar (1911) and Richard III (1911). He was married to Constance Benson. He died on 31 December 1939 in London, England, UK.
