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Irving (SIR HENRY an English actor)

SIR HENRY, an English actor; born in Keinton, England, Feb. 6, 1838. His family name was Brodribb, which was changed to Irving by royal patent. He was trained to mercantile life, but went upon the stage in 1856, appearing in London a few years later.

His rôles include Mephistopheles, Hamlet, Coriolanus, King Lear, Louis XI, Malvolio, Macbeth, and a repertory that has been presented not only in England, but in the United States, Australia, and France. He was knighted in 1895. He has published an edition of Shakespeare.

He died Oct. 13, 1905.