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Walter Bentley | |
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![]() 1880 newspaper image of Bentley for his appearance at the Criterion Theatre in Sydney, Australia | |
Born | William Begg 7 October 1849 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 19 September 1927 Sydney, Australia | (aged 77)
Occupation | Shakespearean stage actor |
Years active | 1873–1920 |
Walter Bentley (born William Begg; 7 October 1849 – 19 September 1927) was a Scottish actor who specialised in Shakespearean roles and productions. He became popular in his adopted country of Australia for performing and promoting the theatre. He helped found the Australian Actors' Association and established Walter Bentley's College of Elocution and Dramatic Art which later became the Sydney Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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