William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

male, deceased (1616)
poet, macbeth, hamlet, English poet, Authors whose works are in the public domain, Lord Chamberlain's Men…A Lover's Complaint, A Midsummer Night's Dream
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright now widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language and the world's...
Felix Mendelssohn

Felix Mendelssohn

male, deceased (1847)
composer, Jewish, German, Conductor, music educator, death by stroke…A Midsummer Night's Dream
Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 - November 4, 1847) was a German composer...
Peter Hall

Peter Hall

male, 79 years old
Bury St. Edmunds, From suffolk, Old Persean, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, suffolk, St Catharine's College…A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall CBE (born 22 November, 1930) is an English theatre and film director. He was born in Bury St. Edmunds, in...

Michael Hoffman

male
Restless Native, Michael Lynn Hoffman, Alumni of Oriel College, Oxford, Oriel College, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Michael Lynn Hoffman is a movie director. He grew up in Payette, Idaho, played basketball, and attended college at Boise State University. There he...
Tim Supple

Tim Supple

male
Midnight's Child, channel 4, Die Zauberflöte, The Magic Flute, Sinhalese, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Tim Supple is an English theatre and opera director, with a reputation for breathing new life into familiar stories. In 1993, Tim Supple was...
Adrian Noble

Adrian Noble

male, 59 years old
Drama Award, Bristol Old Vic, Manhattan Theatre Club, duchess of malfi, giovanni, Best Director…A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Doll's House
Adrian Keith Noble (born 19 July 1950) was the Artistic Director and Chief Exectutive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2003. After he...
Peter Pears

Peter Pears

male, deceased (1986)
Alumni of the Royal College of Music, The Beggar's Opera, From suffolk, Old Lancing, singer, Knights Bachelor…A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (Farnham, June 22 1910 - Aldeburgh, April 3 1986) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer Benjamin...
Eileen Atkins

Eileen Atkins

female, 75 years old
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Mrs. Dalloway, The House of Eliott, The Lady From The Sea, Breast cancer patients, Talking Heads…A Midsummer Night's Dream, A Room of One's Own
Dame Eileen June Atkins DBE (born 16 June 1934) is an English writer and award-winning film and theatre actress.
Lindsay Duncan

Lindsay Duncan

female, 59 years old
longford, On Approval, Dead Head, Royal Shakespeare Company, Starter for Ten, A Midsummer Night's Dream…A Year in Provence, A History of Tom Jones A Foundling
Lindsay Vere Duncan (born 7 November 1950) is a Tony Award-winning Scottish actress. She is a noted stage actress, winning the Tony Award for...
James Bowman

James Bowman

male, 68 years old
Commander of the Order of the British Empire, A Midsummer Night's Dream, English National Opera, Vienna State Opera, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Aix-en-Provence
James Thomas Bowman (b. November 6, 1941) is a famous countertenor born in Oxford, England. His career spans Opera, Oratorio, Contemporary music...