Michell, Keith
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- Guardian WWW site, viewed Nov. 24, 2015(Keith Michell, actor and director, born 1 December 1926, Adelaide; in 1949 he left for Britain; died 20 November 2015, aged 88; artistic director, Chichester Festival Theatre; had always held an interest in art and design and before moving to Britain had been an art teacher; remained an accomplished painter; performed on stage, in film and on television)
- His Keith Michell's practically macrobiotic cookbook, 1986:CIP t.p. (Keith Michell) galley (actor, artist, and author)
- Contemp. theatre, film, and television:v. 19 (Michell, Keith; b. Dec. 1, 1928 (one source says 1926), Adelaide, S. Australia; actor, director, writer, and producer)
- Author biographies master index, 5th ed.(Michell, Keith, 1928- )
Wikipedia description:
Keith Joseph Michell (1 December 1926 – 20 November 2015) was an Australian actor who worked primarily in the United Kingdom, and was best known for his television and film portrayals of King Henry VIII. He appeared extensively in Shakespeare and other classics and musicals in Britain, and was also in several Broadway productions. He was an artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre in the 1970s and later had a recurring role on Murder, She Wrote as the charming thief Dennis Stanton. He was also known for illustrating a collection of Jeremy Lloyd's poems Captain Beaky, and singing the title song from the associated album. Michell was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Film for his performance as Harry Bell in True as a Turtle (1957). He later won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor for playing Henry VIII in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970).
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