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Derek Newark
Derek John Newark (8 June 1933 – 11 August 1998) was an English actor in television, film and theatre.
Derek Newark was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in 1933, the youngest of three sons to George William Newark (1894-1972) and Ella Marie (née Finch) (1897-1962).
Newark began his working life with the Merchant Navy in 1949 and later joined the Union-Castle Line as a trainee steward. In the early 1950s he attempted to launch a career in comedy, appearing in several small shows and talent competitions in London, while working as an assistant salesman at a tailor's shop.
In 1953 Newark received his National Service papers, and he subsequently served in the Coldstream Guards. In March 1955 he was appointed to a three year short service commission with the Royal Army Service Corps, eventually being promoted to Lieutenant. While stationed in Malaya, Newark was a regular contributor to the Gurkhas’ Forces Radio, developing the on-air character of "Jackie Styles".
At the end of his three year commission, Newark returned to England in 1958. He subsequently began studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and graduated in 1960.
Newark was one of several members of the RADA class of 1960 who participated in a 10-week season of performances in Bangor, Northern Ireland, organised by the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) and Bangor Borough Council, starting in July 1960. The group presented performances of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon, Agatha Christie’s The Hollow, and Ben Travers’s Rookery Nook.
In early 1961, Newark joined the English Stage Company, appearing in several productions at the Royal Court Theatre, which the company had purchased in 1956. In February, he played Jasperino in the Jacobean tragedy The Changeling; the first staging of the play since the 17th century. Following this, in April, Newark was among the cast for an English translated production of Jean-Paul Satre’s The Condemned of Altona, retitled simply to Altona, at the Royal Court, preceded by a short tour to cities like Liverpool and Newcastle.
From the summer of 1961 until early 1962, Newark was a member of the resident company of the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, first appearing in a two week run of J. B. Priestley’s When We Are Married, as well as productions of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker, and A. A. Milne's Toad of Toad Hall. Among Newark's contemporaries at this time were Bridget Turner, Mark Eden, and Ian McKellen.
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Derek Newark
Derek John Newark (8 June 1933 – 11 August 1998) was an English actor in television, film and theatre.
Derek Newark was born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in 1933, the youngest of three sons to George William Newark (1894-1972) and Ella Marie (née Finch) (1897-1962).
Newark began his working life with the Merchant Navy in 1949 and later joined the Union-Castle Line as a trainee steward. In the early 1950s he attempted to launch a career in comedy, appearing in several small shows and talent competitions in London, while working as an assistant salesman at a tailor's shop.
In 1953 Newark received his National Service papers, and he subsequently served in the Coldstream Guards. In March 1955 he was appointed to a three year short service commission with the Royal Army Service Corps, eventually being promoted to Lieutenant. While stationed in Malaya, Newark was a regular contributor to the Gurkhas’ Forces Radio, developing the on-air character of "Jackie Styles".
At the end of his three year commission, Newark returned to England in 1958. He subsequently began studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and graduated in 1960.
Newark was one of several members of the RADA class of 1960 who participated in a 10-week season of performances in Bangor, Northern Ireland, organised by the Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts (CEMA) and Bangor Borough Council, starting in July 1960. The group presented performances of Mr. Kettle and Mrs. Moon, Agatha Christie’s The Hollow, and Ben Travers’s Rookery Nook.
In early 1961, Newark joined the English Stage Company, appearing in several productions at the Royal Court Theatre, which the company had purchased in 1956. In February, he played Jasperino in the Jacobean tragedy The Changeling; the first staging of the play since the 17th century. Following this, in April, Newark was among the cast for an English translated production of Jean-Paul Satre’s The Condemned of Altona, retitled simply to Altona, at the Royal Court, preceded by a short tour to cities like Liverpool and Newcastle.
From the summer of 1961 until early 1962, Newark was a member of the resident company of the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, first appearing in a two week run of J. B. Priestley’s When We Are Married, as well as productions of Harold Pinter’s The Caretaker, and A. A. Milne's Toad of Toad Hall. Among Newark's contemporaries at this time were Bridget Turner, Mark Eden, and Ian McKellen.
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