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John Harrison Biography (1924-)

Born June 7, 1924, in London, England; son of George Henry John and FlorenceEmily (Cockram) Harrison; married Daphne Slater (divorced); married Linda Gardner. Addresses: OFFICE--Leeds Playhouse, Calverley St., Leeds, England.

Nationality

English

Gender

Male

Birth Details

June 7, 1924

London, England

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Birmingham Repertory, 1944.
• LONDON DEBUT--Benvolio and Chorus, Romeo and Juliet, His Majesty's, 1947.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• With Birmingham Repertory, 1944-45.
• Longaville, Love's Labour's Lost, Stratford Memorial Theatre Company, 1946-47.
• Ferdinand, The Tempest, Stratford Memorial Theatre Company, 1946- 47.
• Dauphin, Henry V, Stratford Memorial Theatre Company, 1946-47.
• Benvolio and Chorus, Romeo and Juliet, Stratford Memorial Theatre Company, 1946-47.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Cassio, Othello, Ghost, Hamlet, both with Anew McMaster tour of Australia, 1949.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
• Pericles, London, 1950.
• Hamlet, London, 1951.
• The Easter Man, 1964.
• The Tempest, Leeds, 1975.
• Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Leeds, London, and subsequent U.K.
• tour, 1979, also Bergen Festival, 1979.
• Writings
• PLAYS,PRODUCED Gone to Ground, 1968.
• Unaccompanied Cello, 1970.
• Knight in Four Acts, 1973.
• Scene from a Voyage to the Indies, 1983.
• Writings;TELEPLAYS
• Upstairs, Downstairs; The Collectors (forthcoming BBC-TV series, 1986).
• Writings;BOOKS
• (Contributor) The Cambridge Guide to World Theatre.