Michael Langham (born August 22, 1919 in Bridgwater, England) is a a British actor and director, who has spent much of his career living and working in Canada and the United States. He studied law at the University of London before enlisting in the British Army in 1939. After spending five years as a prisoner of war, Langham set his sights on the theatre and led several repertory theatres in the U.K. including Coventry (1946-48), Birmingham (1948-50) and Glasgow (1953-54).[1]
He was the second Artistic Director at the Stratford Festival in Canada from 1956 to 1967, the Guthrie Theater from 1971 to 1977.[2] He was also director of the Juilliard School from 1979 to 1982, and again from 1987 to 1992. Langham's association with the Stratford Festival has spanned 52 years as he is scheduled to direct Love's Labours Lost and There Reigns Love for the 2008 season.[3]
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