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Laurence Irving (1871–1914)
Laurence Irving may refer to: * Laurence Irving (dramatist) (1871–1914), English actor, dramatist and novelist * Laurence Irving (physiologist) (1895–1979), American physiologist * Laurence Irving (set designer) Squadron Leader Laurence Henry Forster Irving (11 April 1897 – 23 October 1988) was an artist, book illustrator and Hollywood set designer and art director, the son of actors H. B. Irving and Dorothea Baird, and the biographer of his gr ... (1897–1988), English set designer, nephew of the dramatist See also * J. Lawrence Irving (born 1935), U.S. federal judge {{hndis, Irving, Laurence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Irving (dramatist)
Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving (21 December 1871 – 29 May 1914) was an English dramatist and actor. He died along with his wife, Mabel, in the RMS Empress of Ireland disaster. Life and career Born in London, Laurence Irving was a son of the great Victorian actor-manager, Sir Henry Irving and his wife Florence ( née O'Callaghan), and brother to actor manager Harry Brodribb Irving. He was educated at Marlborough College and the College Rollin in Paris, following which he was in Russia for three years studying for the Foreign Office. However, instead he took up acting, making his first appearance in 1891Phyllis Hartnoll and Peter FoundLaurence Sidney Brodribb Irving (1871–1914) – ''The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre'' (2 ed.), Oxford University Press, Print Publication Date: 1996 Print Published online: 2003 as Snug in ''The Dream'' in F. R. Benson's theatrical company – not counting childhood performances. In 1892 he appeared at Toole's Theatre in ''Dai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Irving (physiologist)
Laurence Irving (3 May 1895 – 20 November 1979) was a pioneering American scientist in the field of comparative physiology. Life and education Irving was born in Boston, Massachusetts on 3 May 1895. He started his university education at Bowdoin College, where he gained a Bachelor of Science degree in 1916. Directly after graduation from Bowdoin he entered Harvard University where he obtained an MA in physiology in 1917. Following completion of his war service, Irving began a PhD at Stanford University. Irving commenced his teaching career at Stanford in 1925 when he was appointed as an instructor. In 1928, he accepted a post as associate professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Physiology. In 1931, he was appointed professor of experimental biology at Toronto. He remained in Toronto until 1937. After leaving Canada, Irving spent the next 12 years teaching and researching at Swarthmore College, as a professor in the Department of Biology and chairman of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Irving (set Designer)
Squadron Leader Laurence Henry Forster Irving (11 April 1897 – 23 October 1988) was an artist, book illustrator and Hollywood set designer and art director, the son of actors H. B. Irving and Dorothea Baird, and the biographer of his grandfather, the Victorian era actor Henry Irving. His sister was the actress and founder of the ''Keep Britain Tidy'' Campaign, Elizabeth Irving. He lived and died in Wittersham, Kent in 1988, within walking distance of the house, Smallhythe Place, where Dame Ellen Terry lived, who was his grandfather's leading lady at the Lyceum Theatre in London's West End. Biography Named after his uncle, Laurence Sydney Brodribb Irving, Laurence Irving was born in London in 1897. He briefly and unhappily attended Wellington College and later trained as a painter at the Byam Shaw School of Art and the Royal Academy School, studying under Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon. On completion of his art training Irving specialised in landscape and marine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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