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Ernest Gianello Milton (10 January 1890 – 24 July 1974) was an American-born, naturalised British actor, who was prominent in the 1920s through the 1940s for his roles in London with the Old Vic Theatre and on the West End stage. In his day, he was considered an outstanding interpreter of
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, playing the role several times in the 1920s.


Early life

Milton was born in San Francisco on 10 January 1890.


Career

Milton joined the Old Vic in 1918. He later acted with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1962. Unlike many of his peers, he made very few feature film appearances. A notable supporting role was Robespierre in the 1934 Leslie Howard comedy drama ''
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television. His first appearance was in 1937 as Richard, Duke of Gloucester in the 'wooing scene' from Richard III and he took the title role in the 1938 live production of
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's '' Henry IV .'' Having starred in the original 1929 West End production of Patrick Hamilton's ''
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Personal life

Milton married writer
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in 1926. He died in London on 24 July 1974.


References


Further reading

*Bunch, Antonia J. 'Milton, Ernest Gianello (1890-1974)'. In ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Oxford University Press, 2014.


External links

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(Emory University)
BBC
TV discussion; Ernest Milton discussing the portrayal of Hamlet with
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