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DeutschKenneth Barnes (director)
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Sir Kenneth Barnes | |
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| Director of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art | |
| In office 1909–1955 | |
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| Born | Kenneth Ralph Barnes 11 September 1878 Heavitree, Devon, England |
| Died | 16 October 1957 (aged 79) |
Sir Kenneth Ralph Barnes (11 September 1878 – 16 October 1957) was director of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, from 1909 to 1955.
Born at Heavitree, near Exeter, the youngest of six children of the Reverend Reginald Henry Barnes (1831–1889), Prebendary of Exeter Cathedral and Vicar of Heavitree, and his wife, Frances Mary Emily, née Nation. His sisters, Irene and Violet Vanbrugh, both became actresses.[1]
In 1921 he instigated the building of a new theatre for RADA which was demolished by bombing in 1941. A new Vanbrugh Theatre was opened by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother in 1954 shortly before Barnes' retirement. He was knighted in 1938.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Roy, Donald, "Barnes, Sir Kenneth Ralph (1878–1957), college head.", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, 23 September 2004, accessed 18 October 2021 (subscription required)
- ^ Profile of Sir Kenneth Barnes, devonheritage.org; accessed 17 March 2017.
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