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PLAYBILL VAULT'S Today In Theatre History: JUNE 11 by Ernio Hernandez

1955 The American actor-manager Walter Hampden dies in Hollywood at age 75. In 1925 he leased the Colonial Theatre and played in revivals of Ibsen and Shakespeare. Cyrano de Bergerac was his most memorable role.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00AM on June 11, 2012

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