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Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall (born 22 November , 1930 ) is a British theatre and film director. He was born in Bury St. Edmunds, England and learned Russian at the Joint Services School For Linguists during his National Service . He produced and acted in several productions while at the University Of Cambridge , graduating in 1953 from St Catharine's College . During the same year, he staged his first professional play at the Theatre Royal, Windsor . From with Peggy Ashcroft ; Coriolanus with Laurence Olivier and Edith Evans ; and A Midsummer Night's Dream with Charles Laughton . Hall is best known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company which he founded in 1960 , at the age of only 29. He served as its artistic director from that time until 1968 . He was director of the Royal National Theatre from 1973 to 1988 . After leaving the National Theatre he founded his own company. He was made a Commander Of The British Empire in 1963 and in 1977 was knighted for his services to the theatre. In 1999 , he was presented with a Laurence Olivier Award . He was appointed Chancellor of Kingston University in 2000 . Hall has been married four times, including marriages to the actress Leslie Caron , and the opera singer Maria Ewing . His diaries were published in 1983 . EXTERNAL LINKS
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