Martyn Green
Singer, Musical Artist
1899 – 1975
Who was Martyn Green?
William Martyn-Green, better known as Martyn Green, was an English actor and singer. He is best known for his work as principal comedian in the Gilbert & Sullivan comic operas, which he performed and recorded with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and other troupes.
After army service in World War I, Green studied singing and began to perform in musical theatre. In 1922, he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company playing in the chorus and in a variety of smaller roles, while understudying, and often substituting for, the company's principal comedian. Beginning in 1931, he was regularly given the roles of Major-General Stanley in The Pirates of Penzance and Robin Oakapple in Ruddigore. In 1934, Green became the principal comedian, playing all the famous Gilbert and Sullivan patter roles, including Sir Joseph in H.M.S. Pinafore, the Major-General in Pirates, Bunthorne in Patience, the Lord Chancellor in Iolanthe, Ko-Ko in The Mikado, Jack Point in The Yeomen of the Guard and the Duke of Plaza Toro in The Gondoliers, among others.
At the beginning of World War II, Green left the D'Oyly Carte organisation and acted in other companies.
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- Born
- Apr 22, 1899
London - Also known as
- William Martyn-Green
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- England
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- Education
- Royal College of Music
- Died
- Feb 8, 1975
Hollywood
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on July 23, 2013
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