Henry Irving

Sir Henry Irving (6 February 1838 – 13 October 1905) was a celebrated English actor of the stage. Irving was knighted in 1895 by Queen Victoria, becoming the first actor to receive such a distinction.Who was the first actor to be knighted? - Norman Miller - 24 May 2016 - Royal London - The Telegraph - Retrieved 4 July 2021 Irving has also been noted as a chief inspiration for Bram Stoker's literary character Count Dracula.
== Links ==
* Henry Irving on Wikipedia
* Sir Henry Irving on Encyclopædia Britannica
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