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Wesker

British

/ ˈwɛskə /

noun

Sir Arnold. born 1932, British dramatist, whose plays include Roots (1959), Chips With Everything (1962), The Merchant (1976), Caritas (1981), and Break My Heart (1997)

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Directed by Alonso Ruizpalacios and co-starring Raúl Briones, the indie — based on a 1957 Arnold Wesker play — takes place in a busy Times Square restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

The actor lent his voice to the “Destiny” game franchise and recently starred as “Resident Evil” villain Albert Wesker in a Netflix series based on the beloved zombie game franchise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2023

British actresses Tamara Smart and Ella Balinska play the teenage and adult versions of Jade Wesker, before and after Umbrella's launch of the Joy antidepressant pill, secretly developed off the back of the T-virus programme.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2022

Arnold Wesker was born in London on May 24, 1932.

From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2016

The term “angry young men” was applied to a generation of British and Irish writers from working- or middle-class backgrounds, though it was not a label Mr. Wesker embraced.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2016

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