Cyril w beaumont biography of william shakespeare
Cyril w beaumont biography of william shakespeare
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Cyril W. Beaumont
British dance historian, critic, technical theorist, translator, bookseller and publisher
Cyril W. Beaumont OBE | |
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| Born | Cyril William Beaumont ()1 November London, England |
| Died | 24 May () (aged&#;84) |
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Cyril W.
BeaumontOBE (1 November – 24 May ) was a British dance historian, critic, technical theorist, translator, bookseller, and publisher.[1] Author of more than forty books on ballet, he is considered one of the most important dance historians of the twentieth century.[2]
Biography
Cyril William Beaumont was born in London, brought up in a cultivated, middle-class family, and educated at local schools.
As a youth, his parents directed him toward a career as a research chemist, but he was not a good student. Interested in theatre history, languages, and fine books, he abandoned his scientific studies to pursue a career