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Howard Goorney

Overview

  • Born
    May 11, 1921 · Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    March 29, 2007 · Bath, Somerset, England, UK (undisclosed)
  • Birth name
    Howard Jacob Goorney
  • Height
    5′ 6″ (1.68 m)

Biography

  • Howard Goorney was born on May 11, 1921 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Last Days of Pompeii (1984) and Bedazzled (1967). He was married to Stella Riley. He died on March 29, 2007 in Bath, Somerset, England, UK.

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  • Spouse
      Stella Riley(1957 - March 29, 2007) (his death, 2 children)

Trivia

  • Stalwart of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop, who later worked with the National Theatre.
  • Co-founder of the Littlewood's Theatre Workshop in 1940 and continued to perform with the company for 30 years.
  • Was a left-wing radical in his youth.
  • First job as a junior accountancy clerk in Altrincham in 1937. At the same time, acted in repertory theatre, including at the Bristol Old Vic.

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