Edward Gordon Craig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Edward Gordon Craig

Modernist stage designer and theatre director

Date of Birth: 16-Jan-1872

Place of Birth: Stevenage, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Jul-1966

Profession: illustrator, painter, stage actor, scenographer, theater director, director, film actor

Nationality: Ireland, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Edward Henry Gordon Craig (born Edward Godwin; 16 January 1872 – 29 July 1966), sometimes known as Gordon Craig, was an English modernist theatre practitioner; he worked as an actor, director and scenic designer, as well as developing an influential body of theoretical writings.
Craig was the son of actress Dame Ellen Terry. The Gordon Craig Theatre, built in Stevenage (the town of his birth), was named in his honour in 1975.