biography
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Harvey, Sir John Martin
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1863–1944)
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| biography:
| Actor-manager, born in Wivenhoe, Essex, SE England, UK. He intended to follow in his father's footsteps as a naval architect, but soon developed a preference for the stage, and joined Irving at the Lyceum (1882–96). He also toured the provinces in Shakespeare, and in 1899 under his own management produced at the Lyceum The Only Way, adapted from A Tale of Two Cities, in which he played Sydney Carton, his most successful role. He became world-famous as a romantic actor and manager. |
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