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Sign: London - Commemorative plaque for actor Sam Wanamaker near Shakespeare’s Globe


Address:
38 Bankside, London SE1 9DT, UK
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
London For all manhole covers in London
Country:
United Kingdom For all manhole covers in United Kingdom
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
Tags:
William Shakespeare


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London Borough of Southwark


Sam Wanamaker
1919-1993

Visionary who recreated Shakespeare’s Globe

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Photography:
2020
Yael Gairola
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A commemorative plaque for the American actor who moved to London after being included in the "blacklist" of artists suspected of communism. He is known as the one who revived the Globe Theater (1599) in which William Shakespeare operated, and worked to establish a theater that recreates the theater, and is known as Shakespeare’s Globe

The plaque is on the wall of the restored theater

The place was photographed in 2024 by Eli Zvuluny Click for a larger image

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