Person in history
Warren Mitchell
Warren Mitchell, English actor and screenwriter (born 1926)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2015 · November 14
Their story
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.
Sources
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Questions about Warren Mitchell
When did Warren Mitchell die?
November 14 2015.
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