In context
- When
- Saturday, November 14 201511 years ago
- Category
- DeathA notable person who died on this day.
- Era
- 21st century · 2010s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Warren Mitchell
At a glance
Born 1926-01-14; died 2015-11-14.
Who they were
Warren Mitchell was an English actor best known for playing bigoted cockney Alf Garnett in television, film and stage productions from the 1960s to the 1990s. He was a BAFTA TV Award winner and twice a Laurence Olivier Award winner.
Early life
Early life Mitchell was born and raised in Stoke Newington , London. His father was a glass and china merchant. His family were Russian Jews [ 1 ] (originally called "Misell"). [ 2 ] Mitchell was interested in acting from an early age and attended Gladys Gordon's Academy of Dramatic Arts in Walthamstow from the age of seven. He did well at Southgate County School (which became Minchenden School ), [ 3 ] a state grammar school at Palmers Green , North London .
Why this date
Warren Mitchell appears on our November 14 calendar for 2015 as a death entry.
November 14 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 2001War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- 2003Sedna (dwarf planet)
- 2003Michael E. Brown
- 20082008 G20 Washington summit
- 2008Space Shuttle Endeavour
- 2010Red Bull Racing
- 2012Israel
- 2015Warren Mitchell
- 20162016 Kaikōura earthquake
- 2017Rancho Tehama shootings
- 2019Saugus High School shooting
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