Q:Facts: - death place: sydney , new south wales , australia - caption: 1880 the criterion theatre in sydney , australia newspaper image of bentley for his appearance at - birth name: william begg - yearsactive: 1873 -- 1920 - death date: 19 september 1927 - birth date: 7 october 1849 - name: walter bentley - image: walter bentley.jpg - birth place: edinburgh , scotland - occupation: shakespearean stage actor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of walter bentley -lrb- actor -rrb- .
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walter bentley -lrb- born william begg ; 7 october 1849 - 19 september 1927 -rrb- , was a scottish actor who specialized in shakespearean roles and productions .he became popular in his adopted country of australia for performing and promoting the theatre .he helped found the australian actors ' association and established walter bentley 's college of elocution and dramatic art which later became the sydney academy of music and dramatic art .