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- Birth nameMichael Seymour Langham
- Michael Langham was born on August 22, 1919 in Bridgwater, Somerset, England, UK. He was a director, known for Great Performances (1971), Folio (1955) and Approach to Theatre (1956). He was married to Helen Burns. He died on January 15, 2011 in Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK.
- SpouseHelen Burns(1947 - January 15, 2011) (his death, 1 child)
- (1956-1967) Artistic Director of Canada's Stratford Festival
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1994 Tony Award as Best Director (Play) for Shakespeare's "Timon of Athens."
- He is survived by his wife, Helen Burns; son, Chris Langham; five grandchildren; and half-sister, Susan Harrison.
- In 1939, he joined the Scottish regiment of the British Army known as the Gordon Highlanders and as an officer went to France where he was captured by the German Nazis in 1940. He spent five years in prisoner-of-war camps where he read and directed other prisoners in plays.
- Son of Seymour Langham and Muriel Langham. He attended Radley College, a secondary school near Oxford University where he studied drama. He went to London University to study law.
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