Walter Hampden is the artist name of Walter Hampden Dougherty (born June 30, 1879 in Brooklyn; died June 11, 1955 in Los Angeles) was a U.S. actor and theatre manager. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the Theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play,
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 Walter Hampden as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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| Born | Walter Hampden Dougherty June 30, 1879 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | June 11, 1955 (aged 75) Los Angeles, California |
| Occupation | Stage, film, television actor, theatre manager |
He went to England for apprenticeship for six years. Oberon, also Auberon, King of Shadows and Fairies, is best known as a character in William Shakespeare 's play A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, suggested by " The Knight's Tale " from Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Theatre (or theater, see spelling differences) is the branch of the Performing arts defined by Bernard Beckerman as what "occurs when one Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the Theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Apprenticeship is a system of Training a new generation of practitioners of a skill Later, he played Hamlet, Henry V and Cyrano de Bergerac on Broadway. Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Hector Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (6 March 1619 &ndash 28 July 1655 was a French Dramatist and Duelist who is now best remembered for the many works Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located In 1925, he became manager of the Colonial Theatre on Broadway. The Colonial Theatre is the oldest continually-operating theatre in Boston Massachusetts, United States. He became noted for his Shakespearean roles as well as for Cyrano. Hampden's last stage role was as Danforth in the original Broadway production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible. Arthur Asher Miller (October 17 1915 &ndash February 10 2005 was an American Playwright and Essayist. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based upon the events in 1692, which led to the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings before
Hampden appeared in a few silent films, but did not really begin his film career in earnest until 1939, when he played the good Archbishop (Frollo's brother) in the Charles Laughton version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Laughton ( 1 July, 1899 &ndash 15 December, 1962) was an English Academy Award -winning stage and The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American Monochrome Motion picture. Hampden's character was one that does not appear in Victor Hugo's novel; he was created for the film because the censors of the time frowned on depicting an evil archdeacon in films. Victor-Marie Hugo ( ( February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French Poet, Playwright, Novelist Several other roles followed—Jarvis Langdon in the 1944 film The Adventures of Mark Twain among them, but all were supporting character roles, not the lead roles that Hampden played onstage. The Adventures of Mark Twain is a 1944 Live action Biographical film. He had a small role in All About Eve (1950), and he played long-bearded patriarchs in biblical epics like The Silver Chalice (1954) and The Prodigal (1955). All About Eve is a Drama film, written and directed by Joseph L The Silver Chalice is a 1954 historical epic film from Warner Bros The Prodigal is a 1955 epic Biblical film made by MGM. It was directed by Richard Thorpe and produced by Charles
In addition to his radio roles (The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall), Hampden also appeared in several dramas during the early days of television. The Adventures of Leonidas Witherall was a radio mystery series broadcast on Mutual in the mid-1940s Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic He made his TV debut in 1949, playing Macbeth for the last time at the age of 69. Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between
His last role was the non-singing one of King Louis XI of France, considered by some to be one of his best performances, in the otherwise unremarkable 1956 Technicolor remake of Rudolf Friml's 1925 operetta The Vagabond King. Louis XI ( July 3, 1423 – August 30, 1483) called the Prudent (le Prudent and the Universal Spider ( Middle Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Rudolf Friml ( December 7, 1879 - November 12, 1972) was a Composer of Operettas musicals and songs as well Operetta is a genre of light Opera, light in terms both of music and subject matter This article is about the operetta for the films see The Vagabond King (1930 film and The Vagabond King (1956 film The Vagabond King It was released posthumously, more than a year after Hampden's death.
For 27 years, Walter Hampden was president of the Players' Club. The club's library is named for him.
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