LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Sam Wanamaker dies of cancer

Genre

News report; Tribute; Obituary

TX Date

19 Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:33

Description

Report on the life and death of 74-year-old actor and director Sam Wanamaker following a battle with cancer. Wanamaker was responsible for the campaign to rebuild the Globe Theatre in Southwark, London where William Shakespeare’s first plays were performed. Speakers are archive Sam Wanamaker and actor Robert Powell in tribute. Ian Fenn reports.

Contributors

Robert Powell; Sam Wanamaker; Ian Fenn

Keywords

Deaths; Actors; London; Cancer; Film makers; Southwark; Sam Wanamaker; William Shakespeare; Globe Theatre

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