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Cyril Ritchard
Acting
01 Dec 1897
† 18 Dec 1977
Biography
Legendary for his preening, prancing, delightfully playful villain Captain Hook on the award-winning stage (as well as TV) opposite America's musical treasure Mary Martin, beloved musical star Cyril Ritchard had a vast career that would last six decades, but "Peter Pan" would become his prime legacy. Born in Australia just before the turn of the century, he was educated at St. Aloysius College and Sydney University wherein he slyly sidestepped a parental-guided career in medicine for entertainme...
Also Known As
Cyrill Ritchard, Cyril Joseph Trimnell-Ritchard


































