Sebastian Shaw (1905–1994) was an English actor, director, novelist, playwright and poet. During his 65-year career, Shaw appeared in dozens of stage performances and more than 40 film and television productions. Shaw was born and raised in Holt, Norfolk, and made his acting debut at age eight at a London theatre. He studied acting at Gresham's School and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Although he worked primarily on the London stage, he made his Broadway debut in 1929, when he played one of the two murderers in Rope's End. He appeared in his first film, Caste, in 1930 and quickly began to create a name for himself in films. Shaw was particularly known for his performances in William Shakespeare productions, which were considered daring and ahead of their time. In 1966, he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, where he remained for a decade and delivered some of his most acclaimed performances. He also wrote several poems and a novel, The Christening, in 1975. He is also known for his brief but important performance in Return of the Jedi, the original third installment in the Star Wars franchise, in which he portrayed an unmasked Darth Vader and as Anakin Skywalker's ghost in the original version of the film.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1697:
War of the Grand Alliance: A French warship captured York Factory, a trading post of the Hudson's Bay Company in present-day Manitoba, Canada. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hudson%27s_Bay
1793:
French Revolution: The National Convention began the Reign of Terror, a ten-month period of systematic repression and mass executions by guillotine of perceived enemies within the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reign_of_Terror
1877:
Oglala Lakota war leader Crazy Horse was fatally wounded after surrendering while allegedly resisting imprisonment at Camp Robinson in present-day Nebraska. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse
1927:
Walt Disney's and Ub Iwerks' first popular character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit made its debut in the animated cartoon Trolley Troubles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oswald_the_Lucky_Rabbit
1980:
The St. Gotthard Tunnel (interior pictured) opened in Switzerland as the world's longest highway tunnel at 24.51 km (15.3 miles) stretching from Goschenen to Airolo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotthard_Road_Tunnel
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
canard: A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canard
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
A very great vision is needed, and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky. --Crazy Horse https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Crazy_Horse