Richard III 1955
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| First performance | November 1633 |
| Playwright | William Shakespeare |
| Characters | King Edward IV |
| Richard III | |
| Lady Anne | |
| Adaptations | Richard III |
| Awards | European Film Award for Best Actor |
| BAFTA Award for Best Costume Design | |
| BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film | |
| Date of birth | October 2,1452 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Fotheringhay Castle |
| Died | Ambion Hill |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Anne Neville |
| Buried | Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, United Kingdom |
| Children | Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales |
| Katherine Plantagenet | |
| John of Gloucester | |
| Richard of Eastwell | |
| Siblings | Edward IV of England |
| Parents | Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York |
| Cecily Neville, Duchess of York | |
| Reviews | www.imdb.com |
| Theatrical country of origin release date | UK |
| Directors | Laurence Olivier |
| Screenplay | Laurence Olivier |
| Colley Cibber | |
| Alan Dent | |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role |
| Adapted from | Richard III |
| Henry VI: Part 3 | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 650642 |
Richard III 1955 Life story
Having helped his brother King Edward IV (Cedric Hardwicke) take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of York (Laurence Olivier), plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne (Claire Bloom), and his brother George, Duke of Clarence (John Gielgud), Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed. … MORE
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Barnard Castle Saw its " best ever" year for tourists in 2021 after The Town was thrust into the media spotlight amid the Dominic Cummings lockdown row.
The County Durham fortress Saw 30,721 visitors, up 20% from 2019, according to English Heritage .
The Prime Minister 's ex-chief aide after self-isolating at His Family 's farm in 2020.
A boom in UK holidays caused by the pandemic Saw tourism rise elsewhere.
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Many of The Charity 's hidden local gems, situated away from traditional tourist destinations, Saw visitor numbers rocket by up to 82% In Comparison to pre-pandemic 2019
Boscobel House in Shropshire, where Charles II famously hid from Cromwell's soldiers in an oak tree, also had its best ever year, with visitor numbers increasing by 82% compared with 2019, with 21,620 visitors.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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