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>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
canard:
A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canard>
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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>