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Feb 26, 1972 · There are moments, he admits, when Robert Shaw wishes he were not married, did not have eight children to support (half by his previous wife, half by Mary Ure), did not have to accept those ...
A Celebration of Mary Ure (1933-1975) Mary was an oscar nominated actress of distinction and was Robert's second wife. They were married from 1963 until her tragic death in 1975. They had four children together. This page is dedicated to the memory of such a beautiful and talented actress who was taken from us far too soon.
Mar 21, 2021 · When Ure married Robert Shaw on 13 April 1963, he legally adopted Colin, who then became Colin Murray Shaw. It was already rumoured that Colin was actually Shaw’s natural son.
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Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English actor, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre after the Second World War and appeared in productions of Macbeth , Henry VIII , Cymbeline , and other Shakespeare plays .
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Robert Shaw. Actor: Jaws. Robert Archibald Shaw was born on August 9, 1927, in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, the eldest son of Doreen Nora (Avery), a nurse, and Thomas Archibald Shaw, a doctor. His paternal grandfather was Scottish, from Argyll. Shaw's mother, who was born in Piggs Peak, Swaziland, met his father while she was a nurse at a hospital in Truro, Cornwall. His father was an ...
- August 9, 1927
- August 28, 1978
Sep 28, 2018 · Born August 9th, 1927, Farewelled August 28th, 1978. Author, Actor, Englishman. Shaw once told an interviewer: “When they write my obituary I would like them to say, ‘He was an author who wrote one book that will last and he was also a remarkable actor.'”. Quoted in his New York Times obituary, August 29, 1978.
Shaw was married three times and had 10 children, two of whom were adopted. His first wife was Jennifer Bourke from 1952 to 1963, with whom he had four daughters. His second wife was actress Mary Ure from 1963 to 1975, with whom he had four children, including daughters Elizabeth (born 1963) and Hannah (born 1965).
