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Max Adrian

Max Adrian, Irish-born British actor (died 1973)

Born
November 1, 1903
Died
January 19, 1973
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1903

About Max Adrian

Max Adrian (born Guy Thornton Bor; 1 November 1903 – 19 January 1973) was an Irish actor and singer. He was a founding member of both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. In addition to his success as a character actor in classical drama, Adrian was known for his work as a singer and comic actor in revue and musicals, and in one-man shows about George Bernard Shaw and Gilbert and Sullivan, and in cinema and television films, notably Ken Russell's Song of Summer, in which he played the ailing composer Frederick Delius. Contributors included Michael Flanders, Donald Swann and Alan Melville, and the producer was Laurier Lister, who became Adrian's lifelong partner. When revue became less popular in the mid-1950s, Adrian went to America in 1956 to appear as Dr.

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Career and life highlights

Max Adrian timeline

  1. Adrian's first film was in 1934.
  2. When revue became less popular in the mid-1950s, Adrian went to America in 1956 to appear as Dr.

The world when Max Adrian was born

Max Adrian was born in 1903. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1903

  • Top movieThe Great Train Robbery (first narrative film)
  • Best-selling book"Lady Rose's Daughter" – Mrs. Humphry Ward

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst World Series — Boston vs Pittsburgh
  • Top headlineWright brothers achieve first powered flight
  • Technology milestoneFirst powered airplane flight (12 seconds, 120 feet)
  • World population~1.63B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population80.4M

1903 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Max Adrian's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19032026
Population80.4M341 million

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