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Hordern

British  
/ ˈhɔːdən /

noun

  1. Sir Michael ( Murray ). 1911–95, British actor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The first play he saw was The Tempest, with Prospero played by Michael Hordern.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

For the theater, he used his medical experience to direct Michael Hordern as a senile King Lear and elicited a major performance from Olivier himself as a Shylock intended to resemble a 19th-century Rothschild.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2019

“Who Bought the Most Expensive Album Ever Made?” by Devin Leonard and Annmarie Hordern, Bloomberg Businessweek The worst person in pharma bought the world’s most expensive album.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2015

There was a charming account in 1992 of Pinero's Trelawny of the Wells at the Comedy theatre, including Sarah Brightman, Michael Hordern, Helena Bonham-Carter and Ronnie Stevens.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2012

Mr. Hordern began this work, but when his health failed, Mr. Murray continued and completed it.

From From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa by Allen, R. W.

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