The History of Production of the Works of Harold Pinter
Mark Dignam (1909 - 1989)
Mr Mark Dignam (Male)
Nationality: English
Born: 20 March 1909
Died: 29 September 1989
Actor. Dignam began acting professionally in 1929 with Ben Greet's Shakespeare touring company. He became one of the first members of Equity, the actors' union, founded that very year. In the 30s he played in the West End, opened a rep in Croydon, and was at the Old Vic. Following injuring during World War II, Dignam resumed his acting career at the Arts Theatre form 1945-46 and the Old Vic between 1947-51. Dignam was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company between 1956-1988, appearing in over 40 shows.
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Productions
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Appears In
Family Voices (Stage Premiere: National Theatre) (1981)
Voice 3 (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer
Family Voices (1981)
Voice 3 (Age: Not Specified, Male)
The Radio Times entry named this character 'The father'.
Performer
Family Voices / Not the RSC Again! (Almeida - Barbican - Lyric, Hammersmith) (1986)
Voice 3 (Age: Not Specified, Male)
Performer
Linked People
Mona Washbourne (1904 - 1988)
Relationship: In-law
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Sources
Wikipedia website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Washbourne
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Information about Dignam's sister-in-law taken from site's webpage for Washbourne.
Wikipedia website
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Dignam
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Information about dates of birth and death, nationality, career and liked persons taken from site's webpage for Dignam.
Graham Stevenson website
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Portions of information about career taken from site's webpage for Dignam.
Simon Trowbridge's The Company
Simon Trowbridge, The Company: a Biographical Dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company, 3rd ed. (Oxford: Editions Albert Creed, 2013)
Biography
This source provides a comprehensive index and brief biographies for key actors, directors, designers and writers who have worked regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Digman's entry can be found on pp. 127129. An entry for Harold Pinter can be found on pp. 375-377.
RSC Performance Database
http://collections.shakespeare.org.uk/search/rsc-performances/
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This publicly accessible database provided by the Discover Shakespeare website contains information related to past productions, actors and, in some cases, images and details of archival material related to Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions held at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon.