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Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English actor, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre after the Second World War and appeared in productions of Macbeth, Henry VIII, Cymbeline, and other Shakespeare plays.
Aug 30, 2020 · On August 28, 1978, Shaw suddenly began feeling unwell while en route back home after spending time at Castlebar, County Mayo, with Virginia. He pulled the car over to the side of the road, clutched his heart, and collapsed. Shortly after, Shaw was rushed to Castlebar General Hospital, where medics pronounced him dead.
Jul 3, 2012 · Actor Robert Shaw, who played grizzly fisherman Quint in the legendary Spielberg thriller, will be back on the big screen again this weekend in a specially remastered version of the classic film ...
Virginia Jansen and Robert Shaw were married for 2 years before Robert Shaw died aged 51.. About. British Actor Robert Shaw was born Robert Archibald Shaw on 9th August, 1927 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK and passed away on 28th Aug 1978 Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland aged 51.
His widow, Virginia, and three members of his family, Penny, Colin and Tom, were special guests on Saturday when the memorial was unveiled near the village of Tourmakeady in Co Mayo. In fact, the Lancashire-born actor and writer died close to the beauty spot at the age of 51 in 1978 after suffering a fatal heart attack while driving home from a golf outing with friends.
His third and final wife was Virginia Jansen from 1976 until his death in 1978, with whom he had one son, Thomas, and adopted her son, Charles, from a previous relationship. Shaw's grandson (via his daughter Deborah and film producer Evzen Kolar ) is American musician and composer Rob Kolar and via his son Colin, the child star of the new Disney movie Artemis Fowl, Ferdia Shaw.
Jul 28, 2018 · Shaw also found love again when he married his long-time secretary Virginia Jansen in 1976, adopting her son and fathering another son with her. The following year he told People magazine: ‘I’m the happiest I’ve been in a long time. ‘I have my new marriage, I have my new baby, my tenth child.
