Evans, Maurice

(1901–89) stage/movie/television actor; born in Dorchester, England. After his professional stage debut in London in 1926, he enjoyed his first success with Journey's End (1929); he went on to the Old Vic, then made his Broadway debut in Romeo and Juliet (1936) with Katharine Cornell. Thereafter he settled in the U.S.A., playing mainly in Shakespeare, Shaw, and such classic plays but also making several movies and appearing on television, most regularly in "Bewitched." During World War II he was in charge of the U.S. Army's Entertainment Section in the Central Pacific and performed a famous modern-dress version of Hamlet for the troops.

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Evans, Maurice Garnett, Kevin Chandler, Tyson Hinrich, Kirk

NBA Releases Complete Opening Day Rosters for 2009-10 Season

The Neath flyer, who took his try-tally for his country to nine in eight appearances, joins an elite band of players - Nigel Walker, Ieuan Evans, Maurice Richards, Reggie Gibbs and Willie Llewellyn - who have scored four tries in one game.

Williams stars as Wales hit 500 mark

Shanklin stole the individual honours, matching previous four-try achievements of Ieuan Evans, Maurice Richards and Glen Webbe, among others.

Ruddick in line to face the All Blacks

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