Frederic Warriner (June 2, 1916 – November 10, 1992) was an American stage actor.

Early years

Warriner was the son of Frederic E. Warriner and Hildreth Vail Warriner, who was an actress. He was born in

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. He graduated from

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and performed at the

Pasadena Community Playhouse The Pasadena Playhouse is a historic performing arts venue located 39 S. El Molino Avenue in Pasadena, California, United States. The 686-seat auditorium produces a variety of cultural and artistic events, professional shows, and community engage ...

for five years. He served in the Army for five years during World War II. His work with shows at military camps led to his being transferred from Alaska to a tour of bases in the South Pacific.

Career

Warriner performed on stage in a variety of venues across the United States. They included the American Shakespeare Festival Theater in Connecticut,

Barter Theater Barter Theatre, in Abingdon, Virginia, opened on June 10, 1933. It is the longest-running professional Equity theatre in the United States. History Concept In 1933, when the United States was in the middle of the Great Depression, many peop ...

in Virginia, Folger Theater in Washington, Phoenix Theater Company in New York City, Wellesley Group 20 in Massachusetts, Hartford Summer Stage in Connecticut, New York Shakespeare Festivals, and Yale Repertory. He traveled with Margaret Webster's Shakespearean company and in ''Oliver'''s original national company. Warriner debuted on Broadway in ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...

'' (1950). His other Broadway credits included ''

The Taming of the Shrew ''The Taming of the Shrew'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1592. The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken ...

'' (1951), ''

Getting Married ''Getting Married'' is a play by George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influenc ...

'' (1951), '' Saint Joan'' (1951), ''A Pin to See the Peepshow'' (1953), ''The Wayward Saint'' (1955), ''The Carefree Tree'' (1955), ''

Six Characters in Search of an Author ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' ( it, Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore, link=no ) is an Italian play by Luigi Pirandello, written and first performed in 1921. An absurdist fiction, absurdist metatheatrical, metatheatric play about th ...

'' (1955), ''

Major Barbara ''Major Barbara'' is a three-act English play by George Bernard Shaw, written and premiered in 1905 and first published in 1907. The story concerns an idealistic young woman, Barbara Undershaft, who is engaged in helping the poor as a Major in ...

'' (1956), ''Time Remembered'' (1957), ''

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'' (1960), ''

She Stoops to Conquer ''She Stoops to Conquer'' is a comedy by Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773. The play is a favourite for study by English literature and theatre classes in the English-speaking world. It is one of the few plays from the 18th ...

'' (1960), ''

The Plough and the Stars ''The Plough and the Stars'' is a four-act Play (theatre), play by the Irish writer Seán O'Casey that was first performed on 8 February 1926 at the Abbey Theatre. It is set in Dublin and addresses the 1916 Easter Rising. The play's title refe ...

'' (1960), ''

The Octoroon ''The Octoroon'' is a play by Dion Boucicault that opened in 1859 at The Winter Garden Theatre, New York City. Extremely popular, the play was kept running continuously for years by seven road companies. Among antebellum melodramas, it was con ...

'' (1961), ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'' (1961), ''

Portrait of a Queen ''Portrait of a Queen'' is a play about the life of Queen Victoria based on her letters. Dorothy Tutin played the role of Victoria on the West End and Broadway.

'' (1968), and ''

Two Gentlemen of Verona ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tent ...

'' (1971). Off-Broadway plays in which Warriner acted included ''The Carefree Tree'' (1955), ''Androcles the Lion / The Policeman'' (1961), ''

The White Devil ''The White Devil'' (full original title: ''The White Divel; or, The Tragedy of Paulo Giordano Ursini, Duke of Brachiano. With The Life and Death of Vittoria Corombona the famous Venetian Curtizan'') is a tragedy by English playwright John We ...

'' (1965), ''Hamlet'' (1967), ''

Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

'' (1968), ''Invitation to a Beheading'' (1969), '' Trelawney of the "Wells"'' (1970), and ''Two Gentlemen of Verona''.

Personal life

Warriner was married to Elinor Wright, a playwright and actress; they divorced in the 1950s.

Death

On November 10, 1992, Warriner died of a brain hemorrhage at Middlesex Memorial Hospital in

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. He was 76.

Recognition

Warriner received a

Clarence Derwent Awards The Clarence Derwent Awards are theatre awards given annually by the Actors' Equity Association on Broadway in the United States and by Equity, the performers' union, in the West End in the United Kingdom. Clarence Derwent (23 March 1884 – 6 Aug ...

(for "best supporting performance in non-featured roles") in recognition of his performance in ''Getting Married'' in the 1950-1951 theater season.

References

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