Sam Beazley

Sam Beazley
Born (1916-03-29)29 March 1916
Kensington, London, England
Died 12 June 2017(2017-06-12) (aged 101)
Occupation Actor
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Sam Beazley (29 March 1916 – 12 June 2017)[1][2] was an English stage, film and television actor.

Biography

Beazley was born in Kensington, London.[3] He began acting professionally as a teenager in the early 1930s, including appearances with John Gielgud in productions of Hamlet (1934) and Romeo and Juliet (1935).[4] After serving in World War II, he owned an antique shop for several decades. At the age of 75, Beazley returned to acting, and subsequently appeared in a variety of stage and film productions, as well he became a painter in his nineties.[5][6] A 2010 article by Nicholas de Jongh in The Independent described "the amazing" Beazley as "the last theatre survivor of his generation".[4] Beazley died on 12 June 2017 at the age of 101.[7]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "British actor Sam Beazley who starred in Harry Potter dies aged 101".
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jul/11/sam-beazley-obituary
  3. ↑ "findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
  4. 1 2 Nicholas de Jongh, "Dangerous liaisons: The secret life of John Gielgud", The Independent, 15 February 2010.
  5. ↑ Garald Isaaman, "Feature: Exhibition – Sam Beazley's paintings is at the Millinery Works Gallery until August 28", Islington Tribune, 19 August 2010.
  6. ↑ John Freedman, "Playhouse of the World", The Moscow Times, 20 March 1998.
  7. ↑ "Sam BEAZLEY's Obituary on The Times". The Times.
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