Biographies: Mark Dignam - Actor

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British actor, born in Ealing, London, on March 20, 1909. He got married three times and had no children. He received his education at the Jesuit College, where he appeared in many of Shakespeare's plays. He was planning to become a journalist, but switched to theater acting in 1929. He mastered his craft on tours with the 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 famous Battle of Anzio. He joined the Arts Theater Group, and worked in film and television, until he presented his last work On the Black Hill in 1988. Among his most important works are: The Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau (1965-1965), Sword of Lancelot (1963), and The Taming of the Shrew (1967). He died in London on September 29, 1989.

• 12 December 2021
• farah ashraf