Mark Dignam (1909 - 1989) مارك ديجنام

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A British actor, born in Ealing, London. He received his education at the Jesuit College, where he appeared in many Shakespearean plays. He was planning to become a journalist, but switched to theater acting in 1929. He mastered his craft on tours with Ben Greet's Shakespeare...Read more company in Britain and America. He was one of the first members of the "Equity" actors' union after its establishment in 1931. He was distinguished by presenting figures of authority. He served during World War II in the Royal Artillery, and was demobilized in 1944 after being wounded in the Battle of Anzio. He then joined the Arts Theater Group, and worked in film and television, until he made his last appearance in On the Black Hill (1988). Among his notable works are The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965), Sword of Lancelot (1963), and The Taming of the Shrew (1967). He got married three times and had no children. He died in London on September 29, 1989.


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  • A British actor, born in Ealing, London. He received his education at the Jesuit College, where he appeared in many Shakespearean plays. He was planning to become a journalist, but...Read more switched to theater acting in 1929. He mastered his craft on tours with Ben Greet's Shakespeare company in Britain and America. He was one of the first members of the "Equity" actors' union after its establishment in 1931. He was distinguished by presenting figures of authority. He served during World War II in the Royal Artillery, and was demobilized in 1944 after being wounded in the Battle of Anzio. He then joined the Arts Theater Group, and worked in film and television, until he made his last appearance in On the Black Hill (1988). Among his notable works are The Rise and Fall of César Birotteau (1965), Sword of Lancelot (1963), and The Taming of the Shrew (1967). He got married three times and had no children. He died in London on September 29, 1989.

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  • Spouses: Pearl Virginia Smith aka Virginia Kirby:1954 - 1989 (his death) Helen Christie: 1948 - ? (divorced) Georgia MacKinnon: 1939 - ? (divorced)
  • Younger brother of actor Basil Dignam.
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  • Nationality:
  • UK

  • Birth Name:
  • Cuthbert Mark Dignam


  • Birth Country:
  • UK

  • Birth City:
  • Ealing


  • Death Country:
  • UK

  • Death City:
  • London, City of



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