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Obituaries

Sir Frank Kermode dies at the age of 90

By Caroline
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August 19, 2010

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Actress Lynn Redgrave dies at the age of 67

By Caroline
May 3, 2010

I had the immense pleasure of meeting Lynn Redgrave when I was a young starry-eyed undergraduate studying abroad in London (though I certainly would have been starry-eyed meeting Lynn Redgrave at any age).   She was starring in Noises Off at the time.  Two friends and I waited by the stage door, clutching our...
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Dankworth’s memorial service featured Shakespeare

By Jessica
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March 9, 2010

British jazz musician Sir John Dankworth’s memorial service took place on March 1 at The Stables in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom. The service featured performances by fellow musicians, including Sir John’s children Jacqui and Alec, as well as readings from Shakespeare. For more information on the send-off for this popular jazz artist, visit Times...
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Founder of Hudson Shakespeare Company dies at the age of 76

By Caroline
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February 23, 2010

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Katherine Grayson of Kiss Me Kate dies at the age of 88

By Caroline
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February 23, 2010

For the full article at hellomagazine.com, please click here.
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Jean Simmons, Olivier’s Ophelia, dies at the age of 80

By Caroline
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January 25, 2010

Jean Simmons, who played Ophelia opposite Lawrence Olivier’s Hamlet among other roles in a long and admirable film career, died of cancer January 22.  For photos representative of Simmons’ film career and a full obituary at the Washington Post, click here.
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Brett Fauver, founder of Holly City Repertory Theater, dies at 37

By Caroline
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January 9, 2010

Brett Fauver – champion of Shakespeare, new works, and theatre in South Jersey and founder of the Holly City Repertory Theater – died January 31 of complications from Hodgkin’s Disease.  A great loss for local theatre. For the full story, click here.
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Obituary: Adam Cohen

By Brett
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January 5, 2010

Adam Cohen, a 38-year-old Shakespeare scholar and associate professor of English at Dartmouth, died Saturday, January 2, following an ongoing battle with brain cancer. The Boston Globe details his story losing the ability to read following radiation treatment: Radiation treatment for a brain tumor left Adam Cohen temporarily unable to read, an alarming change...
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