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Kenneth William Michael Haigh (25 March 1931 – 4 February 2018) was an English actor. [1] He first came to public recognition for playing the role of Jimmy Porter in the play Look Back in Anger in 1956 opposite Mary Ure in London's West End theatre.
Kenneth Haigh was an English actor who broke new ground with his original interpretation of Jimmy Porter, in John Osborne 's 1956 play "Look Back in Anger". The play was to fundamentally change English theatre and coined the phrase used to describe Osborne (and later other contemporary playwrights) by the British Press as an "Angry Young Man".
- January 1, 1
- Mexborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- London, England, UK
Feb 15, 2018 · Kenneth Haigh, the English actor whose starring role in the play “Look Back in Anger,” as well as his own blistering persona, defined the rebellious postwar “angry young man,” died on Feb. 4 in...
Kenneth Haigh was an English actor who originated the role of Jimmy Porter in John Osborne's play "Look Back in Anger". He also starred in Man at the Top, In Search of the Nile and Cleopatra, but suffered brain damage in 2003 and died in 2018.
- March 25, 1931
- February 4, 2018
Haigh was 86 when he passed away in 2018. He had a long and diverse career on stage, screen, and television, including the title role in Caligula and the world premiere of Endicott and the Cross.
Feb 14, 2018 · Kenneth Haigh, the actor, who has died aged 86, had the good fortune to create what turned out to be one of the most famous dramatic roles in post-war drama – that of Jimmy Porter in Look...
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Feb 21, 2018 · Kenneth Haigh was born on March 25, 1931 and died on February 4, aged 86. He is survived by his former wife, the model Myrna Stephens, and their son. Obituaries. The...
