Brian Cox

Actor

Born: 1st June, 1946, Dundee, Scotland

One of the most acclaimed Shakespearean actors was touring India in 1980 with the Cambridge Theatre Company! This was Brian Cox, and he was playing Macbeth in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth".

In Bangalore the play was running on two days, 3rd and 4th February. The next two days, 5th and 6th February, were for the other play "Whose Life Is It Anyway?", that my parents attended. They also made it to the after-show party where they got to meet some of the cast. My mom had no hesitation in getting whatever autographs she could, and one was from Brian Cox.

Bangalore, Feb 1980

Brian Cox, 2011

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