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- Birth nameHerbert Draper Beerbohm
- Herbert Beerbohm Tree was born on December 17, 1852 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was an actor and director, known for King John (1899), Henry VIII (1911) and The Tempest (1905). He was married to Lady Tree. He died on July 2, 1917 in Marylebone, London, England, UK.
- SpouseLady Tree(September 16, 1882 - July 2, 1917) (his death, 3 children)
- ChildrenViola TreeIris TreeCarol Reed
- RelativesIvan Moffat(Grandchild)Max Beerbohm(Half Sibling)Oliver Reed(Grandchild)
- He founded RADA (The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts) in 1904 in London, England.
- He was the father of the director Carol Reed, who was his illegitimate son by his mistress May Pinney Reed.
- Grandfather of Oliver Reed (Reed's father Peter was one of Tree's seven illegitimate children)
- Half brother of cartoonist/satirist Max Beerbohm.
- Father of actress Viola Tree and grandfather of actor David Tree.
- [on cinema] New and vigorous impulses seem to me to be at work in it, and doubtless before long it will drop all slavish copying of the stage and strike out along fresh paths.
- Macbeth (1916) - $4,000
- Henry VIII (1911) - £1,000
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