There has only been one biography, written by Paul Allen, and this primarily covers his career in the theatre.

Guest began his career in theatre during the early 1970s with one of his earliest professional performances being the role of Norman in Michael Weller's Moonchildren for the play's American premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington D. C. in November 1971.

" Bowie's career has also been punctuated by various roles in film and theatre productions, earning him some acclaim as an actor in his own right.

Milan's beaumonde association convinced him that he should pursue a career as a theatre composer.

James Whale lived as an openly homosexual man throughout his career in the British theatre and in Hollywood, something that was virtually unheard of in the 1920s and 1930s.

His career has spanned three continents including India, the United States and many European countries in three mediums: film, television and theatre.

Kabir Bedi began his career in Indian theatre and then moved on to Hindi films.

She continued to act in the theatre for most of her career, and became noted for her portrayal of Nora in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, but became wider known once she started to work with eminent Swedish film director Ingmar Bergman.

Richardson enjoyed a successful and extensive theatre career, making her stage debut in Moving at the Queen's Theatre in 1981.

With the help of her mother's colleagues in theatre, including Zasu Pitts, Walter Huston, and Spencer Tracy, she pursued a career as a professional actress.

In 1920 Eisenstein moved to Moscow, and began his career in theatre working for Proletkult.

Born into poverty in Sora, Lazio ( in either 1901 or 1902-sources are divided ), he began his career as a theatre actor in the early 1920s and joined Tatiana Pavlova's theatre company in 1923.

Williams ' professional career began in 1948 in repertory theatre.

Dustin Lee Hoffman ( born August 8, 1937 ) is an American actor with a career in film, television, and theatre since 1960.

Zeffirelli has also been a major director of opera productions since the 1950s in Italy, Europe, and the U. S. He began his career in the theatre as assistant to Luchino Visconti.

He achieved prominence in films in the early 1960s, and has maintained a successful career in theatre, film and television.

His career began in the theatre ; he made his first appearance on the London stage in 1958 in Jane Arden's The Party, directed by Charles Laughton, who starred in the production along with his wife, Elsa Lanchester.

He began his acting career on the Yiddish stage in New York City, where his parents were actors with the Yiddish theatre.

These roles followed a long and distinguished career in the theatre.

Flamboyant in her personal life and in roles she pursues, Collins continues to act in theatre, film and television in a career that has spanned more than 60 years.

John Bowles went on to a successul career in cabaret and in music theatre, playing leads in shows like " Cats ", " A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum ", " Hello Dolly " and the romantic lead character of Raoul in 1, 000 performances of " The Phantom Of The Opera " around the world.

It was not until 1836 that he experienced a jump in his career when he was hired by Émile de Girardin as an art and theatre columnist for La Presse.

After taking classes in theatre and singing, she began her career as an entertainer in 1885.

" Buckley says, " Just one person took glam rock to new rarefied heights and invented character-playing in pop, marrying theatre and popular music in one seamless, powerful whole.

Bowie took the title role in the Broadway theatre production The Elephant Man, earning high praise for an expressive performance.

When Walter Winchell, one of the original gossip columnists and the most powerful entertainment reporter of his day, left the newspaper for the Hearst syndicate, Sullivan took over as theatre columnist.

In 1998, Yukio Ninagawa produced an acclaimed version of Hamlet in the style of Nō theatre, which he took to London.

The Players took over a 100 – seat theatre.

The goddess ' appearance offered contrasting colours to the eye, for her body was dazzling white, intimating her descent from heaven and her robe was dark blue, denoting her emergence from the sea ... But now becomingly took the centre of the stage to the great acclamation of the theatre, and smiled sweetly ... still more affectingly began to gently stir herself ; with gradual, lingering steps, restrained swaying of the hips, and slow inclination of the head she began to advance, her refined movements matching the soft wounds of the flutes.

Peter O ' Toole and Frances Tomelty took the leads in a production ( by Bryan Forbes ) that was publicly disowned by Timothy West, artistic director of the theatre, before opening night, despite being a sellout because of its notoriety.

In 1990, Sondheim took the Cameron Mackintosh chair in musical theatre at Oxford, and in this capacity ran workshops with promising writers of musicals, such as George Stiles, Anthony Drewe, Andrew Peggie, Paul James, Stephen Keeling and others.

This " theatre of an hour " had great success and zarzuela composers took to the new formula with alacrity.

Returning to acting in 1982, she took to the stage alongside James MacArthur in a theatre tour of Lunch Hour by Jean Kerr.

With the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war performances were stopped and Sarah converted the theatre into a makeshift hospital where she took care of the soldiers wounded on the battlefield.

Bernhardt continued to direct the theatre until her death, when her son Maurice took over.

The family spoke French at home two days a week, and his parents often took their children to the theatre.

His first experiences as a theatre actor took place in 1971, in Prato.

During that autumn he moved to Rome where he took part in some experimental theatre shows, some of which he also directed.

He later had to leave the theatre because of an illness but, against the advice of his physicians and advisors, he returned in May 1690 and with a reinforced alliance with the Emperor, took overall command of the imperial army.

After recovering, he took part in the capture of Fort Niagara in 1759 and Montreal in 1760 which brought the war on the North American theatre to an end by completing the Conquest of Canada.

His mother often took him and his older brother Robert to concerts, opera, and the theatre, as well as the early cinema.

When he graduated, he enrolled briefly at San Diego State Teacher's College, ( now known as San Diego State University ), joined the track team, took his first theatre and public-speaking courses, and joined the Epsilon Eta fraternity.

Fraser took the impoverished Sykes to the theatre, offered him food and drink, and then asked if Sykes would like to write for him.

Although no performances were allowed at the theatre, a sort of rehearsal took place, at which the players for the ensuing dramatic festival were selected.

The forces were led by Australia, which provided the largest contingent and the out of theatre base for operations, supported by New Zealand, who sent the second largest contingent, and took responsibility for the more volatile southern half of the main border, France, whose special forces joined the ANZACs on the first day, as well as contingents from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Denmark, Fiji, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the Philippines, Portugal, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

The D ' Oyly Carte Opera Company returned to the Savoy for repertory seasons between 1906 and 1909, in which year C. H. Workman took over the management of the theatre.

In 1915, Richard D ' Oyly Carte's son, Rupert D ' Oyly Carte, took over management of the theatre.