Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, December 19, 1993 TAG: 9312190134
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: The New York Times
DATELINE: LENGTH: Short
He had suffered from cancer for five years, family members said.
Wanamaker devoted much of his last 20 years to a crusade to see a replica of the wooden, open-air theater rebuilt on the site where Shakespeare produced some of his greatest plays.
Facing apathy from the British government, Wanamaker raised more than $10 million for the project, which is due for completion next spring.
Wanamaker, who was born in Seattle, began his acting career in Chicago, then broke in on Broadway in classical stage roles in 1942. In 1946, Wanamaker starred with Ingrid Bergman in the Maxwell Anderson play "Joan of Lorraine" and directed "Two Gentlemen From Athens" the next year.
Moving to London in the 1950s, he directed the play "Children From Their Games" in 1962, and, for the next two decades, was one of the most active producers, directors and actors in the British theater.
Wanamaker made his film debut in "My Girl Tisa" in 1948.
His film credits also include "The Concrete Jungle" (1962), "The Spy Who Came in From the Cold" (1965), "Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines (1965)" and "Private Benjamin (1980)." In the 1970s, he directed episodes of "Colombo" and "Hawaii 5-0."
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