Printable version This is a printable version of this page: print or return to the original page
The Australian Literature Resource
|
AGENT DETAILS
| COMMENT? |
|
(a.k.a.
Asche, Thomas Stange (or Stanger) Heiss Oscar; Marenas, Vasco
)
Born: 24 Jan 1871 Geelong, Victoria
Died: 23 Mar 1936 Buckinghamshire, England
Gender: Male
|
|
|
|
| Biography: |
|
Full biographical information is only available to AustLit Subscribers. A truncated and unformatted biographical extract follows: OVERVIEW Australian actor/manager/librettist/director/producer/author. Arguably one of Australia's most successful actor/directors of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Oscar Asche was born John Stange(r) Heiss Asche at Mack's Hotel, Geelong (Vic) on 24 January 1871. After studying theatre in Norway he established a considerable reputation in England with several theatrical operations, most notably Benson's Shakespeare Company and Sir Herbert Beerbohm-Tree. He later formed his ow....To gain full access to the AustLit database become a subscriber. |
Last amended:
16 Jun 2009