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- George Rose was born on February 19, 1920 in Bicester, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Un nouveau départ (1971), Atlantique, latitude 41° (1958) and L'impasse aux Violences (1960). He died on May 5, 1988 in Rio Plata, Dominican Republic.
- Beaten to death by his adopted son, the young man's natural father, an uncle and a fourth man.
- A British Music Hall star, he created the roles of Hobson in "Walking Happy" and The Chairman in "The Mystery of Edwin Drood."
- Won two Tony Awards as Best Actor (Musical): in 1976, for a revival of "My Fair Lady," and in 1986, for "The Mystery of Edwin Drood." He was also nominated for a Tony thre other times: as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical), in 1970 for "Coco;" as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Dramatic) for "My Fat Friend," and again as Best Actor (Musical), in 1981 for "The Pirates of Penzance."
- Quit school at sixteen to work as a secretary at Oxford University.
- He was nominated for a 1978 Joseph Jefferson Award for Guest Artist for his performance in "What the Butler Saw", at the Academy Festival Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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