Bruno Barnabe
| Bruno Barnabe | |
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in Make Mine a Million (1959)
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| Born |
Bruno Bianco Alberto G. G. Barnabe 3 April 1905 London, England |
| Died | 20 June 1998 (aged 93) Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1935-1980 |
| Spouse(s) | Avice Landone (1940-1976) (her death) (1 child) |
Bruno Barnabe (3 April 1905, London, England – June 1998, Surrey, England) was a British film and stage actor. He performed in the West End, on Broadway, and in Egypt, Australia and New Zealand.
Bruno Barnabe was born in London on 3 April 1905. His parents were Louis Vincent Barnabe and Tina Barnabe (née Bendi). He married Avice Landone, who died in 1976. He trained for the stage at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he studied mime under Theodore Komisarjevsky. Barnabe served with the British Armed Forces from 1942 through 1946. He died in June 1998.
Bruno Barnabe made his first stage appearance on 4 April 1927 playing a wedding guest in The Dybbuk at the Royalty Theatre. In October 1928, Barnabe traveled to Egypt as a member of a Shakespearean company led by Robert Atkins. The following year he traveled to the United States with Ben Greet; during this trip he portrayed Everyman at Columbia University, which marked his first stage appearance in New York City. His first and only appearance on Broadway came in 1935 in the original production of Escape Me Never at the Shubert Theatre. In 1937, Barnabe went on a tour of Australia and New Zealand in a company led by Fay Compton. Other major venues at which Barnabe appeared include the Criterion Theatre, the Q Theatre and the Theatre Royal, Windsor.
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