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The Bristol Old Vic Theatre has a rich history that dates all the way back to 1776. It was until 1946 that Laurence Olivier would open the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, but the institution has seen its fair share of notable alumni in its day. Some of the most prolific graduates of the Bristol Old Vic Theatre are detailed below.

Helen Baxendale was born June 7, 1970 in Wakefield, England. She dropped out of the Elmhurst School of Dance when she was to pursue her acting career. She has appeared in the highly successful American series Friends, and has appeared in a number of other productions.

Brian Blessed was born October 9, 1937 in Goldthorpe, England. An actor, author, and adventurer, Brian Blessed has appeared in such shows as The Avengers and Flash Gordon, and even headlined a pantomime production of Peter Pan from December 2005 to January 2006.

Daniel Day-Lewis was born April 29, 1957 in the city of London. Though he originally applied for an apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker, he only chose to attend the Bristol Old Vic Theatre when that apprenticeship was denied. Since then he has starred in a number of blockbuster films, including My Left Foot, The Last of the Mohicans, and a big-screen adaptation of The Crucible; just to name a few.

Pete Postlethwaite was born February 7, 1945 in Warrington, England. After training to become an actor at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Postlethwaite has starred in many highly successful films, including The Usual Suspects, Alien 3, Amistad, The Constant Gardener, and Romeo + Juliet.

Patrick Stewart was born July 13, 1940 in Mirfield, England. By the age of 19 he had already completed a 2 year course at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre; unfortunately he had already lost most of his hair by then, as well. He is recognized around the world for his role as Star Trek's Captain Jean-Luc Picard, and has won numerous awards and appeared in many other productions.

Gene Wilder was born June 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, though he moved to England in order to attend the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School right after graduating college in the United States. Since then he has played roles in a variety of successful films, including Young Frankenstein, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles, and many more.

Believe it or not, finding last minute theatre tickets for the Bristol Old Vic Theatre, or any theatre tickets for any theatre in England for that matter is not nearly as difficult as it used to be. Thanks to the internet patrons can book theatre tickets faster and easier than ever before - and if you look around hard enough, you might just find some great deals on all of your last minute theatre tickets.

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Five Famous Folks From America Born On February 7Th

FIVE  FAMOUS FOLKS FROM AMERICA

BORN ON FEBRUARY 7th

 LAURA INGALLS WILDER was  born in 1867, in Pepin, Wisconsin. She was an author who wrote The Little House Series based on her childhood. Her first book Little House in the Big Woods    is about this time near Pepin.  There is a log cabin there that commemorates that time in her life.  It’s called the Little House Wayside.  (d. 1957)

 HARRY SINCLAIR LEWIS  was born in Sauk Centre, Minnesota in the year 1885.  Lewis was a novelist, playwright and a short story writer.  He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1930, “for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create with wit and humor, new types of characters.”  Some of his books were Main Street (1920),  Babbitt (1922), Arrowsmith (1925), (nominated for four Academy Awards)  and Elmer Gantry (1927).   (earned Burt Lancaster a Best Actor Oscar). (d. 1951)

 CLARENCE LINDEN “BUSTER” CRABBE II  was born in 1908 in Oakland, California.  He was an athlete and an actor who starred in a number of films in the 1930s-1940s. Crabbe  is the only actor who’s played Tarzan, Flash Gordon, AND  Buck Rogers – the most popular comic strip heroes of the 1930s.   He was also an excellent swimmer and participated in two Olympic Games; in 1928 where he won a bronze medal for the 1,500 meter free style, and in 1932 where he won a gold medal for the 400 meter freestyle.  During his time attending the University of Southern California he was their first All-American swimmer in 1931, and in 1931 the NCAA freestyle titlist.  During the 1950s-1960s he became a stockbroker and businessman.  He owned a swimming pool building company in Southern California in his later years.  (d. 1983)

 TROYAL GARTH BROOKS  was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the year 1962.  He is a country music artist.  His first album that was released in 1989 went to #2 on the U.S. country album Chart and to #13 on the Billboard 200 pop album chart.   He integrated rock elements into his country music which has been very popular.  Brooks has enjoyed a most successful musical career, breaking many records in both sales and concert attendance during the 1990s.  He is the best-selling solo album artist in the U.S. of all time.  (overall second to the Beatles), with 128 million sold.  Six albums achieved diamond status; No Fences, Ropin the Wind, The Hits, Sevens, and Double Live.   

 JAMES TODD SPADER  actor, was born in 1960, in Boston, Massachusetts.  He is best known for his roles in movies such as Pretty in Pink, Sex,Lies, and Videotape, Mannequin, Crash, Stargate, and Secretary.  He has also played Alan Shore on the TV series The Practice and Boston Legal. 

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I didn't as he is sooooooooo low in the chain of superheroes tbh

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