John Reed (other)
John Reed may refer to: Arts, letters, and entertainment *John Reed (actor) (1916–2010), English actor and singer with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company *John Reed (animator) (1908–1992), American animator and painter *John Reed (art patron) (1901–1981), Australian critic and art patron *John Reed (journalist) (1887–1920), American journalist and Communist activist *John Reed (novelist) (born 1969), American novelist and author *John O. Reed (1929–2012), British anthologist and translator of African literature *John Shelton Reed (born 1942), American sociologist and essayist Business and finance *John Reed, American miner, founder of the Reed Gold Mine in North Carolina *John S. Reed (born 1939), American financier *John Shedd Reed (1917–2008), American chairman of Santa Fe Industries, president of Shedd Aquarium *John T. Reed, American real estate investor and author Politics *Sir John Blake-Reed (1882–1966), British judge *Jack Reed (Rhode Island politician) (born 194 ...
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John Reed (actor)
John Lamb Reed, OBE (13 February 1916 – 13 February 2010) was an English actor, dancer and singer, known for his nimble performances in the principal comic roles of the Savoy opera, Savoy Operas, particularly with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Reed has been called "the last great exponent" of the Gilbert and Sullivan comedy roles. The son of a butcher from County Durham, Reed began performing at the end of World War II, joining the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1951. After eight years as understudy to Peter Pratt, he became the principal comedian of the company in 1959, remaining for two decades, playing all the famous Gilbert and Sullivan patter song, patter roles, including Sir Joseph in ''H.M.S. Pinafore'', the Major-General in ''The Pirates of Penzance'', Bunthorne in ''Patience (opera), Patience'', the Lord Chancellor in ''Iolanthe'', Ko-Ko in ''The Mikado'', Jack Point in ''The Yeomen of the Guard'' and the Duke of Plaza-Toro in ''The Gondoliers'', among others. He ...
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