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Edward Gordon Craig

1872 - 1966

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Edward Henry Gordon Craig (born Edward Godwin; 16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966), sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, director and scenic designer, as well as developing an influential body of theoretical writings. Craig was the son of actress Dame Ellen Terry. The Gordon Craig Theatre, built in Stevenage (the town of his birth), was named in his honour in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Gordon Craig is the 1,536th most popular actor (down from 1,283rd in 2019), the 1,723rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,362nd in 2019) and the 215th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, Edward Gordon Craig ranks 1,536 out of 13,578. Before him are Haya Harareet, Oleg Yankovsky, Elke Sommer, Lois Chiles, Jonathan Frakes, and Amaury Nolasco. After him are Tod Browning, Jeremy Strong, Josh Duhamel, Fabre d'Églantine, Suniel Shetty, and Don S. Davis.

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Among people born in 1872, Edward Gordon Craig ranks 71. Before him are Luigi Orione, Wilhelm Ohnesorge, Edward Wilson, Carlo Sforza, Momčilo Tapavica, and Bak Jungyang. After him are Georgios Tsitas, Ludwig Klages, Theodor Lessing, Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme, Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria, and Morris Travers. Among people deceased in 1966, Edward Gordon Craig ranks 68. Before him are Vladimir Minorsky, Victor Brauner, Bai Chongxi, Georges Duhamel, Mir Sultan Khan, and Elena Stasova. After him are Amédée Ozenfant, Venceslau Brás, Hermann Scherchen, Fritz Wunderlich, Edmond Locard, and Maximiliano Hernández Martínez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Gordon Craig ranks 1,723 out of 8,785. Before him are Mary Norton (1903), Ian Wilmut (1944), Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), John Newton (1725), Christine McVie (1943), and Harriet Martineau (1802). After him are Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (1770), Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721), Matthew Flinders (1774), John Charles (1931), Steven Gerrard (1980), and Elizabeth Blount (1500).

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Among actors born in United Kingdom, Edward Gordon Craig ranks 215. Before him are Gemma Jones (1942), Emilia Clarke (1986), Una O'Connor (1880), Karen Gillan (1987), Rupert Everett (1959), and Robert Hardy (1925). After him are Ben Cross (1947), Elsa Lanchester (1902), Elizabeth Hurley (1965), Donald Crisp (1882), Rosamund Pike (1979), and Paul Scofield (1922).

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