Edward Gordon Craig

Edward Gordon Craig CH OBE
Born	Edward Godwin (1872-01-16)16 January 1872 Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
Died	29 July 1966(1966-07-29) (aged 94) Vence, France
Occupation	Stage designer, theatre director, theatre theorist, actor
Period	Modernism
Literary movement	Symbolism
Notable works	On The Art of the Theatre (1911) The Mask (1908–1929) MAT production of Hamlet (1911–1912)
Spouse	Helen Mary Gibson ​ ​ (m. 1893; div. 1932)​
Partner	Elena Meo Isadora Duncan
Children	12
Parents	Edward Godwin Ellen Terry

Edward Henry Gordon Craig^{[notes 1]} CH OBE (born Edward Godwin; 16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966), sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, director and scenic designer, as well as developing an influential body of theoretical writings. Craig was the son of actress Dame Ellen Terry.

The Gordon Craig Theatre, built in Stevenage (the town of his birth), was named in his honour in 1975.
Cite error: There are <ref group=notes> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=notes}} template (see the help page).