Bertram Mills: Quick Facts

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Born	August 11, 1873 • London • England
Died	April 16, 1938 (aged 64) • Chalfont St. Giles • England

Franconi, detail of an engraving by Philibert-Louis Debucourt, after a painting by C. Vernet

Antonio Franconi

Italian circus impresario

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Sir William Davenant

English writer

John Philip Kemble

John Philip Kemble

British actor

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Peter Hall

English theatrical manager and director

James William Wallack, detail from an engraving by Thomas A. Woolnoth, 1807.

James William Wallack

American actor

Charles Kemble as Romeo, engraving by P. Thomson, c. 1819

Charles Kemble

British actor

Sir Squire Bancroft.

Sir Squire Bancroft

British actor and manager

Frank Benson, 1882

Sir Frank Benson

British actor

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John Rich

British theatrical manager and actor

Philip Astley, engraving by J. Smith.

Philip Astley

British circus manager

Ducrow, engraving by T.C. Wageman

Andrew Ducrow

British equestrian

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George Sanger

British circus impresario

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John Sanger

British circus impresario

Arthur Penn looks through a Panavision film camera while directing The Missouri Breaks, wearing a hat and sunglasses on his head.

Arthur Penn

American director

Max Reinhardt

Max Reinhardt

Austrian director

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Guy Laliberté

Canadian performer and entrepreneur

Ames, Winthrop

Winthrop Ames

American theatrical producer and director

Wagner, Cosima and Richard

Cosima Wagner

German art director

Talma, lithograph by G. Engelmann

François-Joseph Talma

French actor and theatrical manager

André Antoine

André Antoine

French actor