Fred Terry
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Fred Terry was an English actor and theatrical manager. After establishing his reputation in London and in the provinces for a decade, he joined the company of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree where he remai
Terry, c. 1920, by R. G. Eves
Terry as the Scarlet Pimpernel, in The Scarlet Pimpernel, 1905
Julia Neilson and Terry in Henry of Navarre, 1909
Grave of Fred and Julia Terry in Hampstead Cemetery
The Scarlet Pimpernel
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The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction novels by British author Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title enjoyed a l
Fred Terry
…Julia Neilson. With Neilson, he played in London and on tour for 27 further years, becoming famous in sword-and-cape roles, such as the title role in The Scarlet Pimpernel. Terry was born in London into a theatrical family. His parents, Benjamin (1817–1896) of Irish descent, and Sarah (née Ballard) (1819–1892), of Scottish…
1908 edition
Fred Terry as Sir Percy Blakeney/The Scarlet Pimpernel in the 1905 West End theatre production
A scarlet pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis), which the eponymous hero leaves behind after his interventions
Leslie Howard as Sir Percy Blakeney with Merle Oberon as Lady Blakeney in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934)