George Skillan

George Skillan
Born(1893-03-10)10 March 1893
Woodford, London, England
Died23 March 1975(1975-03-23) (aged 82)
Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England
Occupationsactor, writer, editor, scholar
Years active65

William George Skillan (3 October 1893 – 23 March 1975) was a British stage, television and film actor, as well as a writer, editor, and scholar of the works of William Shakespeare.

Skillan had a significant acting career at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre with the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1920s and 1940s, playing such roles as Othello, Macbeth, Claudius, and King Duncan. Other credited theatre productions include work at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Theatre Royal in Windsor.

Skillan's work as an editor, designer, and illustrator is credited on a number of Samuel French acting editions of Shakespeare plays, including Anthony and Cleopatra, As You Like It, and Twelfth Night. Skillan's work included annotations, stage design and illustration, stage direction, and suggestions regarding costumes and lighting.

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