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  1. Paul Scofield was born on 21 January 1922 in Edgbaston, [2] Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, the son of Mary and Edward Harry Scofield. [3] When Scofield was a few weeks old, his family moved to Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, where his father became headmaster at the Hurstpierpoint Church of England School. [4]

  2. Jan 6, 2021 · If you want to avoid bad luck, all your decorations and your Christmas tree should be dismantled on 5 January - or 6 January at the absolute latest.

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  3. Dec 6, 2021 · A modern myth: St Boniface and the Christmas Tree. Christmas first appears in the historical record in 336, in Rome. But there is no trace of anybody having a “Christmas tree” until 1521, when a record of trees being cut for this purpose appears in a town register in Séléstat in Alsace.

  4. May 6, 2020 · AFTERWORD In a unique 2004 poll of all of the distinguished actors of the RSC, Scofield’s performance as Lear was voted as being “the greatest ever performance in a Shakespeare play”. He originally played it at Stratford in 1962 for Peter Brook, from where it went on to tour the world.

  5. Jun 7, 2011 · In 2004 The Daily Telegraph published a survey in which RSC actors voted for the greatest Shakespeare performance in history. It wasn’t exactly a scientific poll, but the result was clear, and not unexpected. The winner was Paul Scofield in King Lear. The result undoubtedly depended on the fact that this performance had first been seen on ...

  6. Paul Scofield, in full David Paul Scofield, (born January 21, 1922, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England—died March 19, 2008), English actor noted for his powerful performances in Shakespearean and other stage roles.

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