Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick

Playwright, Film actor

1908 – 1991

40

Who was Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick?

Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick, 7th Marquis of the Guadalquivir Marshes, was a Spanish actor, theatre director and playwright.

During his career he was the Director of the Teatro María Guerrero, the Teatro Español and the Teatro Eslava. He acted as Marqués de Leguineche in Luis García Berlanga's comedy trilogy.

In 1950 he directed the film La honradez de la cerradura which was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival.

Luis Escobar never married and was openly homosexual, at least when democracy was restored in Spain in 1975.

We need you!

Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!

Born
Dec 12, 1908
Madrid
Also known as
  • Luis Escobar y Kirkpatrick
  • Don Luis Escobar y Kirkpatrick
  • Luis Escobar, 7th Marquis of the Guadalquivir Marshes
  • Don Luis Escobar y Kirkpatrick, 7th Marquis of the Guadalquivir Marshes
Parents
Siblings
Nationality
  • Spain
Profession
Died
Feb 16, 1991
Madrid

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

Citation

Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 26 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/luis_escobar>.

Discuss this Luis Escobar Kirkpatrick biography with the community:

0 Comments

    Browse Biographies.net