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- Works
- 17
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- Out of Calamity
- Lady Windermere's Fan
- No Turning Back (16pt Large Print Edition)
- The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Commentary on Panegyrici Latini II
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Born in Aberystwyth, Wales, he started his career with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He created the title role in the original production of the play The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, winning both an Olivier Award and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play in 1982 for it. He also starred in the original production of The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard in London in 1984. Rees became an American citizen in 1989, and in the 1990s, continued his work in the theatre, both as an actor and a di
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Roger
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Aberystwyth
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- director
- Educated at
- Camberwell College of Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Roger Rees.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1944-05-05
- date of death
- 2015-07-10
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play
- manner of death
- natural causes
- name in native language
- Roger Rees
- Commons category
- Roger Rees
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- P12749
- Qom Province
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