Benson, David
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 11 January 1962 at 09:05 (= 09:05 AM ) | ||
| Place | Oxford, England, 51n46, 1w15 | ||
| Timezone | GMT h0w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   20°40'   26°44 Asc. 08°20'
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Biography
British entertainer, actor, impersonator and award winning writer. At the age of 13, Benson won a competition with his story, "The Rag and Bone Man on Jackanory," 12/10/1975. This brought him in contact with Kenneth Williams, the actor who narrated his story and who was later to play an important part in his professional life.
Becoming a canny actor and impersonator himself, Benson worked with the Edinburgh Fringe Group and the Grassmarket Project Theatre Company from 1990, as well as contributing fringe plays between 1990-95. Benson conceived the outstanding one-man show, "Think No Evil of Us, My Life with Kenneth Williams" in October 1994, taking it to the Edinburgh Festival 8/12/1996. From January '97, he began a nationwide tour to rave reviews, especially poignant from those who knew Williams personally.
Events
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 10 December 1975 (Award winning story, "The Rag and Bone Man on Jackanory")
- Work : New Career 1990 (Began working as an actor)
- Work : New Job 1990 (Fringe play writer, contributed five years)
- Work : Begin Major Project October 1994 (Impersonation show of Kenneth Williams)
- Work : Begin Major Project January 1997 (Nationwide tour)
Source Notes
Frank C. Clifford quotes him, B.C. (a twin)
Categories
- Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (Impersonator)
- Vocation : Entertainment : Live Stage (Traveling one-man shows, theatre groups)
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script (Plays)
- Personal : Birth : Twin, triplet, etc. (Twin)
- Lifestyle : Work : Work in team/ Tandem (Theatre groups)
- Lifestyle : Work : Travel for work (Nationwide tour)
