The show, Robert

Robert Shaw was born in Westgouton , England in 1927. His mother, Dorin (née Avery), is a former nurse from Pigs Peak , Swaziland , and his father, Thomas Shaw, is a doctor. The actor had three sisters and a brother. When Robert turned seven, his family moved to Stromness , Scotland . When the young actor turned twelve years old, his father, a depressed man and a drinker, committed suicide. The family moved again, this time to Cornwall , where Robert entered Truro School . Robert later worked as a teacher in Saltburn-on-Sea for a while, and then entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London .

Acting career

Robert Shaw began his acting career in the theater, appearing in various regional theaters throughout England . In 1952, he made his professional debut at the West End Theater . Already in 1950, Robert starred in some roles on British television, and later showed himself on American television, where he starred in the TV series "Pirates". The most popular roles of the Show are the role of Donald Grant in the second film of Bond ’s film “ From Russia with Love ” (1963), the relentless tanker Colonel Hessler in “The Battle for the Ledge” (1965), the young Henry VIII in the film “ Man for All Times ” (1966 ), Lord Randolph Churchill in the movie “ Young Winston ” (1972), the ruthless gangster Doyle Lonnigan in the film “ Scam ” (1973), the cruel and cold-blooded “Mr. Blue” in the film “ Capture the Pelem 1-2-3 Train ” (1974) obsessed with sharks fisherman Quint in the movie " Jaws " (1975), the lighthouse keeper and treasure hunter Romer T Isa in the film " The Abyss " (1977) and an agent of the Israeli Mossad David Kabakov in the movie " Black Sunday " (1977).

The show was nominated for Golden Globes and Oscars for Best Supporting Actor for participating in the film Man for All Time .

Writer and writer career

In addition to his acting career, Shaw also wrote novels, plays and scripts. His first novel, The Secret , was published in 1960 and received many positive reviews. His next novel, The Solar Doctor , was published a year later. The work was awarded the Gotorden Prize in 1962.

Later, Robert Shaw proceeded to the whole trilogy - “ Flag ” (1965), “ Man in a Glass Booth ” (1967) and “ Maps from Morocco ”; the trilogy served as a theatrical adaptation of the work “Man in a Glass Booth”, which brought him great popularity. The book and the script are a complex and morally ambiguous story about a man who at various points in history was either a Jewish businessman, pretending to be a fascist war criminal, or a fascist war criminal, pretending to be a Jewish businessman. The scenario is quite controversial; After theatrical performances in the USA and Great Britain, some critics positively assessed the cunning, clever and full-fledged analysis of moral issues concerning citizenship and personality, while others, on the contrary, condemned Shaw for raising such a delicate and controversial issue. Before being shown on television, the script was significantly changed; the resulting picture did not receive the approval of the author, and his name was deleted from the final credits.

The show also adapted The Cache in the movie script for the movie The Situation is Hopeless ... But Not Serious, starring Alec Guinness . His screenplay, Kato Street, about the events on Kato Street in 1820, was first brought to life in 1971 in London.

Robert Shaw was married three times and had ten children, one of whom was adopted.

His first wife was Jennifer Bourke (1952-1963), from whom he had four daughters.

The second wife was the actress Mary Juer (1963-1975), who gave birth to Robert two sons and daughters; their marriage ended in Mary's death from an overdose . One of the sons of Robert and Mary was actor Ian Shaw

The third and last wife of Robert was Virginia Jensen (1976-1978). Shaw was married to her with two sons, one of whom was from Virginia's previous marriage.

For the last seven years of his life, Robert Shaw has lived in Thurmacadi Village, Mayo County, Ireland .

Robert Shaw died of myocardial infarction on August 28, 1978 in Ireland , after completing work on the movie "Express Avalanche," at the age of 51. His remains were cremated, and the dust was scattered in the wind near his house in Ireland .

• In the homeland of the Show, Westgouton , a pub is named after the actor.
• The villain Sebastian Shaw from the Marvel comics about the X-Men is created in the image of Robert.

Filmography

Books and Scripts

• 1960 - The Hiding Place (novel)
• 1961 - The Sun Doctor (novel)
• 1965 - The Flag / The Flag (novel)
• 1965 - " The situation is hopeless ... But not serious " / Situation Hopeless ... But Not Serious (script)
• 1967 - The Man in the Glass Booth (novel)
• 1968 - “ The Man in the Glass Booth” (script)
• 1969 - “Cards from Morocco” / A Card from Morocco (novel)
• 1971 - “ Kato Street ” / Cato Street (script)

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  Robert Shaw Memorial in Turmakedi, near the place of his death

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  The inscription on the memorial close-up

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  View of the pier near the memorial