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| Also Known As: | Maurice Herbert Evans | Died: | March 12, 1989 |
| Born: | June 3, 1901 | Cause of Death: | |
| Birth Place: | Dorchester, England, GB | Profession: | actor, TV producer, producer, singer, businessman |
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Illustrious Shakespearean and Shavian actor who brought the classics to the masses with his Broadway performances, his numerous wartime productions and peacetime tours and his well-regarded presentations on TV's "Hallmark Hall of Fame" during the 1950s and 60s.In films from 1930, Evans is probably best known to contemporary audiences as the inquisitor Zaius in the "Planet of the Apes" films and as Elizabeth Montgomery's warlock father, Maurice on TV's "Bewitched" (1964-72).
Illustrious Shakespearean and Shavian actor who brought the classics to the masses with his Broadway performances, his numerous wartime productions and peacetime tours and his well-regarded presentations on TV's "Hallmark Hall of Fame" during the 1950s and 60s.
In films from 1930, Evans is probably best known to contemporary audiences as the inquisitor Zaius in the "Planet of the Apes" films and as Elizabeth Montgomery's warlock father, Maurice on TV's "Bewitched" (1964-72).
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Awarded the Drama League Medal (1937)
Received the Legion of Merit from US Army (1945)
He was given the Christopher Award (1953 and 1956)
Honorary artistic supervisor, City Center Theatre Company in NYC from 1949-51.
Received American Shakespeare Festival Theatre and Academy Special Award for TV production of "The Taming of the Shrew" (1956).
He was awarded the Veteran's Administrative Voluntary Certificate in 1961.
Given the Salmagundi Award (1962).
He was awarded honorary degrees from the University of Hawaii, Lafayette College and Brandeis University.
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