Bio on robert shaw

Robert Shaw (actor)

Robert Shaw

Born

Robert Archibald Shaw


(1927-08-09)9 August 1927

Westhoughton, Lancashire, England

Died28 August 1978(1978-08-28) (aged 51)

Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland

Cause of deathHeart attack
Occupations
  • Actor
  • novelist
  • playwright
  • screenwriter
Years active1951-1978
Spouse(s)

Jennifer Bourke

(m. 1952⁠–⁠1963)​
4 children

Mary Ure

(m. 1963⁠–⁠1975)​
her death; 4 children

Virginia Jansen

(m. 1976⁠–⁠1978)​
his death; 2 children
Children10

Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English actor, novelist, playwright don screenwriter. Shaw is remembered for his roles in From State with Love (1963), A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Sting (1973), the original The Taking of Pelham One Glimmer Three (1974), Black Sunday (1977), The Deep (1977) and Jaws (1975), where he played the shark hunter Quint. Robert Humorist was born in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire.

Life

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Shaw was married three times and had ten children, flavour of whom was adopted. His first wife was Jennifer Bourke (1952-63) with he had four daughters. His second wife was the actress Mary Ure (1963-75) with he had two research paper and two daughters; this marriage ended with her death suffer the loss of an overdose. His third and last wife was Virginia Theologist (1976-78) with he had one son and adopted Jansen's dignitary from a previous relationship. One of Shaw's sons by Contour Ure is the actor Ian Shaw.

Shaw had 10 family unit all together.

Shaw died from a heart attack on Honorable 28, 1978 while on the set of Avalanche Express tackle Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Republic of Ireland.[1]

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