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Photographer: Image courtesy of the New York Public Library
Caption: Henry Irving as Hamlet
Additional Description: "...In 1895 he became the first actor to be awarded a knighthood, indicating full acceptance into the higher circles of British society....Irving is widely acknowledged to be one of the inspirations for Count Dracula, the title character of the 1897 novel Dracula whose author, Bram Stoker, was business manager of the theatre." - Wikipedia
Submitted: August 1, 2018, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p437858
File Size: 0.146 Megabytes

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