Robert Archibald Shaw

 Robert Archibald Shaw (August 9, 1927 – August 28, 1978)

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 From Russia with Love (1963), The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969), Young Winston (1972), The Sting (1973), Jaws (1975), Robin and Marian (1976), and Black Sunday (1977). Shaw began his acting career in theatre, appearing in regional theatre throughout England. In 1952, he made his London debut in the West End at the Embassy Theatre, in Caro William. Shaw starred in a British TV series which also appeared on American television as The Buccaneers (1956–57). Shaw was also an accomplished writer of novels, plays and screenplays. His first novel, The Hiding Place, published in 1960, received positive reviews. His next, The Sun Doctor, published the following year, was awarded the Hawthornden Prize in 1962. Shaw then embarked on a trilogy of novels – The Flag (1965), The Man in the Glass Booth (1967) and A Card from Morocco (1969). Shaw was married three times and had 10 children, two of whom were adopted. Like his father, Shaw was an alcoholic for most of his life. He died in Ireland at the age of 51 from a heart attack on August 28, 1978, while driving from Castlebar, County Mayo, to his home in Tourmakeady. His body was cremated and the ashes scattered near his home in Toormakeady.