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  Alan BatesAKA:
Alan Arthur Bates
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English Birthdate:
02/17/1934 Birthplace:
Allestree, Derbyshire, England Death Date:
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biography
Versatile, good-looking British actor Alan Bates came to prominence as one of the chief proponents of the angry young man school, along with fellow RADA alums Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay. Since his London stage debut in "The Mulberry Bush" (1956), he has been closely associated with playwrights John Osborne, Harold Pinter and Simon Gray, both on the boards and in film. Bates originated the role of Cliff in Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" (1956) and made his Broadway debut the following year in the play. He won tremendous acclaim for his portrayal of Edmund Tyrone in a production of Eugene
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1951
Served in the Royal Air Force (dates approximate)
1955
Joined Frank Dunlop's Midland Theatre Company, Coventry, England, where he stage-managed and made stage acting debut in "You and Your Wife"
1956
Joined English Stage Society at the Royal Court in London (date approximate)
1956
London stage debut, "The Mulberry Bush"
1956
Played Cliff in the original production of John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger"
1956
First film appearance, a one-minute impersonation of King Lear in "It's Never Too Late"
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