Sebastian Shaw

British stage actor; movie actor; author (1905–1994)

Sebastian Lewis Shaw (May 29, 1905 – December 23, 1994)[1] was an English actor, director, novelist, playwright and poet. Shaw is known for his role in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, The Spy in Black, It Happened Here, Men Are Not Gods, and in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Shaw was born on May 29, 1905 in Holt, Norfolk, England. He was raised in Holt. Shaw stuided at Slade School and at the Royal Academy of the Dramatic Arts. He was married to Margaret Delamere from 1929 until they divorced in 1956. They had daughter, Drusilla. Shaw died on December 23, 1994 in Brighton, East Sussex, England from natural causes, aged 89.[2]

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  1. "Sebastian Shaw Obituary," The Daily Telegraph, 2 January 1995.
  2. Leech, Richard. "Better Than Beefcake: Sebastian Shaw," The Guardian, 29 December 1994, Features (section), pg. T12.

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