Edmund Kean engraved portrait, 1814 June 12.

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Edmund Kean engraved portrait, 1814 June 12.

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Edmund Kean was a popular and innovative tragic actor. Most of his childhood was spent on the streets, but he became affilliated with the stage through an uncle's mistress. After a long and exhausting apprenticeship, Kean became a sensation playing Shakespearean villains; a small man with a commanding voice, he played the roles with an energy and an intensity previously unknown. Although his turbulent behavior off stage often made him unpopular, his on-stage charisma remains legendary, and the intensity of his portrayals of villains has had a lasting influence on acting. His son, Charles, was also an actor.

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