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Alan Edwards (actor)
Alan Edmund William Edwards AM MBE (17 January 1925 – 14 January 2003) was a British actor and founding artistic director of the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He was considered a major contributor to the artistic life of Queensland and was appointed MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) and Member of the Order of Australia for his services to theatre. He was also made an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Southern Queensland.
Alan Edmund William Edwards was born in the UK on 17 January 1925. He first went to school in Egypt, as his father, who was in the British Army, was stationed there.
Having decided that he wanted to be an actor, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and graduated in 1944 with a diploma in acting.
During World War II, Edwards joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, attaining the rank of Captain. He was put in charge of the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Nairobi, Kenya, where he also organised a garrison theatre.
After the war, he won a scholarship to the Old Vic Theatre School, located in The Cut, London. After graduation, he joined The Young Vic, which was a branch of the Old Vic and the first home of the Royal National Theatre under Laurence Olivier.
After completing his training, he worked in various repertory theatres in England and Scotland before joining the Birmingham Repertory Theatre under Sir Barry Jackson for two years.
From 1956, he worked mainly in London in film, theatre and radio for about eight years. During this time, he also taught at RADA, the Central School of Speech and Drama, the Rose Bruford College, and Toynbee Hall.
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Alan Edwards (actor)
Alan Edmund William Edwards AM MBE (17 January 1925 – 14 January 2003) was a British actor and founding artistic director of the Queensland Theatre Company in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
He was considered a major contributor to the artistic life of Queensland and was appointed MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) and Member of the Order of Australia for his services to theatre. He was also made an honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Southern Queensland.
Alan Edmund William Edwards was born in the UK on 17 January 1925. He first went to school in Egypt, as his father, who was in the British Army, was stationed there.
Having decided that he wanted to be an actor, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and graduated in 1944 with a diploma in acting.
During World War II, Edwards joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, attaining the rank of Captain. He was put in charge of the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Nairobi, Kenya, where he also organised a garrison theatre.
After the war, he won a scholarship to the Old Vic Theatre School, located in The Cut, London. After graduation, he joined The Young Vic, which was a branch of the Old Vic and the first home of the Royal National Theatre under Laurence Olivier.
After completing his training, he worked in various repertory theatres in England and Scotland before joining the Birmingham Repertory Theatre under Sir Barry Jackson for two years.
From 1956, he worked mainly in London in film, theatre and radio for about eight years. During this time, he also taught at RADA, the Central School of Speech and Drama, the Rose Bruford College, and Toynbee Hall.