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4 unusual facts about Sam Wanamaker


Grace Golden

Years later, Sam Wanamaker, invited Golden to become an honorary archivist to the Bear Gardens Museum project.

Joan of Lorraine

Other notable actors who appeared in this production were Joseph Wiseman and Sam Wanamaker.

New Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool

Among the distinguished names associated with the theatre was Sam Wanamaker, who was appointed director of the New Shakespeare Theatre in 1957 and served in that role until 1959.

Stanley Wells

In June 2010, he was awarded the Sam Wanamaker Award by Shakespeare's Globe, an award given annually in the name of the Globe's founder Sam Wanamaker to celebrate work which has increased the understanding and enjoyment of Shakespeare.


Hunton Park

In the 1970s, the cinema industry became interested in the house as a location, and a number of the Hammer House of Horror Productions were filmed there as well as The Executioner directed by Sam Wanamaker, and The Raging Moon (1971) by director Bryan Forbes.

Shakespeare's Globe Centres

Sam Wanamaker visited New Zealand in 1990, and the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand was founded in Wellington the following year by Dawn Saunders.

Warning Shot

David Janssen stars as the accused officer, with supporting performances from Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Joan Collins, Stefanie Powers, Sam Wanamaker, George Grizzard, Carroll O'Connor, Steve Allen, Eleanor Parker, Walter Pidgeon, George Sanders and Lillian Gish.


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