Born April 8, 1921· Bethnal Green, London, England, UK
† Died July 15, 1987
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Born Abraham Basalinsky in Bethnal Green to Russian-exiled Jewish parents, he left school to work as a cabinet-maker while acting in a boys’ club drama group before joining the Unity Theatre, where he performed in Plant in the Sun and Babes in the Wood. He tackled Shakespeare and Shaw, and his adaptation of Gogol’s The Bespoke Overcoat was filmed by Jack Clayton, winning the Academy Award for Best…
