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British actor known for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters
English actor noted for his portrayals of Shakespeare's great tragic characters (1789-1833)

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Edmund Kean
born March 17?, 1789, London, Eng. died May 15, 1833, London British actor. He acted with a touring stage company from 1805, and in 1814 he won acclaim in London with his innovative portrayal of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice. He went on to specialize in other Shakespearean villains, including Richard III, Iago, and Macbeth. He also excelled at playing Othello and Hamlet, as well as Barabas in Christopher Marlowe's The Jew of Malta. Though praised for his passionate and sensational stage portrayals, he became unpopular for his ungovernable behaviour offstage, marked by excessive drinking and a suit for adultery (1825). His son Charles (1811-68) was an actor-manager noted for his revivals of Shakespearean plays
Keane
A surname of Irish origin
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