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Established in 1904 by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree, a leading Shakespeare producer. The managing council included Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, Sir James Barrie, W.S. Gilbert, Irene Vanbrugh and George Bernard Shaw.
In 1950 Shaw left a third of his royalties to RADA.
Past students include John Gielgud, Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Devika Rani, Glenda JacksonGlenda Jackson (born May 9, 1936) is a British Oscar-winning actress and politician, currently Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. She was born at Birkenhead near Liverpool, into a wo, Harold PinterHarold Pinter (born October 10, 1930) is an English playwright and theatre director. He has written for theatre, radio, television and film. His early work is often associated with the theatre of the absurd. Pinter was born in Hackney in London, and brief, John HurtMississippi John Hurt is a early American folk and blues singer, 1893-1966 John Hurt (born January 22, 1940) CBE, is a British actor. Born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, Hurt studied art at the St. Martin's School for Art, but turned to the stage in 1962., Michael WilliamsMichael Leonard Williams ( July 9, 1935 January 11, 2001) was a well-loved British actor. Although best known as the husband of Judi Dench, Williams had a distinguished career of his own, as both a classical and a comedy actor. Born to a Catholic family i, Kenneth BranaghKenneth Charles Branagh (born December 10 1960) is a versatile British actor and film director. Biography He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but when he was nine his family moved to England. Branagh received a honorary doctorate in Literature from, and Anthony HopkinsSir Anthony Hopkins, CBE (born December 31, 1937) is a British-born American actor who was born Philip Anthony Hopkins in Port Talbot, Wales. He was strongly influenced and encouraged to become an actor by fellow Welshman Richard Burton. He also conquered.
As of 2004, Lord Richard AttenboroughRichard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough (born August 29, 1923 in Cambridge, England) is an actor and director. He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Lord Attenborough is President is President of the school, John Whitney is Chairman, and Alan RickmanAlan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born February 21, 1946) is a British stage and screen actor. Biography Born in Hammersmith, London to a working-class family, Rickman was a graphic designer before entering the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London in and Michael Attenborough are the vice-chairmen of the school. The principal is Nicholas Barter .