The Director's Narrative

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TODAYS CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY

ROBERT ARCHIBALD SHAW Born Auguat 9, 1927 (Passed away August 28, 1978)

Mr. Shaw was both an English Actor and Novelist.  Early in his career Robert performed both on the British and American Stage. He entered into the cinema field during the early 1950’s. He co-starred with Sean Connery in the second James Bond suspense film ‘From Russia With Love’. After small parts in various other films, Mr. Shaw portrayed KIng Henry VIII in ‘A Man For All Seasons’which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. He is also has had five novels and two screenplays published.

Robert Shaw’s most notable work that he is remembered for is as ‘Quint’…  the Captain of the Orca in the blockbuster film ‘Jaws’. The tension between him and Richard Dreyfus was not an act, the two actually despised each other and Director Steven Speilberg capitalized on that inner feud.