Micheál Mac Liammóir (born Alfred Willmore; 25 October 1899 â€" 6
March 1978) was a British-Irish actor, dramatist, impresario, writer,
poet and painter. Though born to a Protestant family living in London,
with no Irish connections, he emigrated to Ireland in early adulthood,
changed his name, and remained there for the rest of his life. He
co-founded the Gate Theatre with his partner Hilton Edwards. He is one
of the most recognizable figures in the arts in twentieth-century
Ireland.As Alfred Willmore, he was born in Kensal Green, in north-west
London, into a family with no Irish connections at all. His father,
also called Alfred Willmore, was a Superintendant of an International
Correspondence School. His mother, Mary Willmore, was originally from
Farningham in Kent, and he had four older sisters, Dorothy, Christine,
Winifred, and Marjorie, the last of whom became an art
teacher.Becoming a child actor, Willmore’s first appearance on the
English stage was in January 1911, as King Goldfish in The Goldfish,
and in September of that year he first worked for Beerbohm Tree. In
June 1912, he played Oliver Twist in Tree's revival of the play, and
he also appeared for several months in Peter Pan, playing Michael
Darling.
March 1978) was a British-Irish actor, dramatist, impresario, writer,
poet and painter. Though born to a Protestant family living in London,
with no Irish connections, he emigrated to Ireland in early adulthood,
changed his name, and remained there for the rest of his life. He
co-founded the Gate Theatre with his partner Hilton Edwards. He is one
of the most recognizable figures in the arts in twentieth-century
Ireland.As Alfred Willmore, he was born in Kensal Green, in north-west
London, into a family with no Irish connections at all. His father,
also called Alfred Willmore, was a Superintendant of an International
Correspondence School. His mother, Mary Willmore, was originally from
Farningham in Kent, and he had four older sisters, Dorothy, Christine,
Winifred, and Marjorie, the last of whom became an art
teacher.Becoming a child actor, Willmore’s first appearance on the
English stage was in January 1911, as King Goldfish in The Goldfish,
and in September of that year he first worked for Beerbohm Tree. In
June 1912, he played Oliver Twist in Tree's revival of the play, and
he also appeared for several months in Peter Pan, playing Michael
Darling.
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