Robert Shaw
(1927-1978), Actor, playwright and authorSitter in 8 portraits
After graduating from the RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts), Shaw joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in 1949. He left the company in 1951 and had small roles in television dramas. Shaw's career was revived with the part of Dan Tempest in the TV drama The Buccaneers which ran for thirty-nine episodes from 1956. As an author he enjoyed success with a number of novels, including The Hiding Place (1959). In 1965 he was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Henry VIII in A Man For All Seasons. He eventually gained international fame after appearing in The Sting (1973) and Jaws (1975).
by Unknown photographer
vintage press photograph, 1955
NPG x137091
by Bob Collins
2 1/4 inch square film negative, 1958
NPG x136587
by Bob Collins
bromide fibre print, 1958
NPG x35156
by Peter Rand
bromide print, 7 January 1963
NPG x136008
published by Columbia Pictures Corporation
colour offset lithograph, published 1967
NPG D48104
A Man for All Seasons lobby card 5 (Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII; Vanessa Redgrave as Anne Boleyn)
published by Columbia Pictures Corporation
colour offset lithograph, published 1967
NPG D48106
published by Columbia Pictures Corporation
colour offset lithograph, published 1967
NPG D48108
A Man for All Seasons lobby card 8 (Robert Shaw as King Henry VIII; Vanessa Redgrave as Anne Boleyn)
published by Columbia Pictures Corporation
colour offset lithograph, published 1967
NPG D48109
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