Robert Shaw

Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English actor and writer. Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre after the Second World War and appeared in productions of Macbeth, Henry VIII, Cymbeline, and other Shakespeare plays. With the Old Vic company (1951–52), he continued primarily in Shakespearean roles. In 1959, he starred in a West End production of The Long and the Short and the Tall. Shaw was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his role as Henry VIII in the drama film A Man for All Seasons (1966). His other film roles included the mobster Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting (1973) and the shark hunter Quint in Jaws (1975). He also played roles in From Russia with Love (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), Young Winston (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Robin and Marian (1976), and Black Sunday and The Deep, both of which were released in 1977. Shaw was also a notable writer, winning the 1962 Hawthornden Prize for his novel The Sun Doctor. His novel and play The Man in the Glass Booth was an international success, earning Shaw a Tony Award nomination for Best Play, and adapted into a 1975 film.

A Choral Christmas - 2023-12-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Marian Anderson Sings Bach Arias and Great Songs of Faith (2021 Remastered Version) - 2021-08-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Gentle Annie - 2019-09-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Beautiful Dreamer - 2018-07-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Singers of the Century: George London & The Robert Shaw Chorale – Broadway Lights (Remastered 2016) - 2016-09-23T00:00:00.000000Z

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