Robert Archibald Shaw (1927 - 1978)

Born 9 Aug 1927 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

Ancestors

Husband of Jennifer Margaret (Bourke) Colvin — married 1 Aug 1952 (to 1963) in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia

Husband of Eileen Mary (Ure) Shaw — married 13 Apr 1963 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 28 Aug 1978 at age 51 in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland

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Biography

English actor, novelist, and playwright. He was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his role as Henry VIII in the drama film A Man for All Seasons (1966).

Shaw's other notable film roles were in The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969), Young Winston (1972), The Sting (1973), Jaws (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), and Black Sunday (1977).

Robert was born in 1927 and died in 1978. He was born to Thomas Shaw and Doreen Avery. He was married three times and had 8 natural and 2 adopted children.

Played Quint in the iconic movie "Jaws". Starred with Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfus, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie. Writer Peter Benchley played a cameo role in the film as an Interviewer.

Sources

Birth, Christening, Death & Burial

• https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3K-94KS - England and Wales Birth Registration Index

Marriages & Children

Census

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shaw_(actor) - Wikipedia Public Profile
• https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001727/bio - Biography

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)