Frank Benson
British actor and theatre manager
Died when: 81 years 57 days (973 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Sir Francis Robert Benson (4 November 1858 – 31 December 1939), known professionally as Frank Benson or F.R.Benson, was an English actor-manager.He founded his own company in 1883 and produced all but two of Shakespeare's plays.
His thirty-year association with the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre and the annual Shakespeare Festival in Stratford-upon-Avon laid down foundations for the creation of the Royal Shakespeare Company after his death.
Benson's company toured widely, with few London seasons, and became a training ground for several generations of young performers, including Henry Ainley, Oscar Asche, Lilian Braithwaite, Isadora Duncan, Nigel Playfair, Nancy Price and Harcourt Williams.
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