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Winston on stage. Winston Churchill was alive and striding on the stage of the Royal Alex-in the person of actor John Colicos. Rolf Hochhuth's controv(...)
Winston on stage. Winston Churchill was alive and striding on the stage of the Royal Alex-in the person of actor John Colicos. Rolf Hochhuth's controv(...)

Winston on stage. Winston Churchill was alive and striding on the stage of the Royal Alex-in the person of actor John Colicos. Rolf Hochhuth's controv(...)

Date2/28/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Winston on stage. Winston Churchill was alive and striding on the stage of the Royal Alex-in the person of actor John Colicos. Rolf Hochhuth's controversial play The Soldiers has its English-speaking premiere here tonight.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0039656F
      Colicos-into-Churchill transformation - a miracle of makeup art-will require three hours of preparation before actor John Colicos steps out onto stage(...)
      Colicos-into-Churchill transformation - a miracle of makeup art-will require three hours of preparation before actor John Colicos steps out onto stage(...)
      Colicos, John, 1928-2000
      2/27/1968
      Feels responsibility: Actor Simon Ward, best known for playing Winston Churchill in Young Winston, takes on the role of Lawrence of Arabia in Ross, which opens Tuesday at the Royal Alexandra Theatre
      Feels responsibility: Actor Simon Ward, best known for playing Winston Churchill in Young Winston, takes on the role of Lawrence of Arabia in Ross, which opens Tuesday at the Royal Alexandra Theatre
      Mahler, John
      3/18/1986
      John Colicos as Churchill. Standing ovation from London audience
      John Colicos as Churchill. Standing ovation from London audience
      Colicos, John, 1928-2000
      2/27/1968
      John Colicos. The Soldiers' Churchill
      John Colicos. The Soldiers' Churchill
      Colicos, John, 1928-2000
      1/4/1968
      Rolf Hochhuth and The Star's Robert Fulford: Despite The Soldiers playwright, sees Churchill as great man
      Rolf Hochhuth and The Star's Robert Fulford: Despite The Soldiers playwright, sees Churchill as great man
      Hochhuth, Rolf
      2/24/1968
      Opening ceremonies: Actor John Colicos is all set to see the first performance of Julius Caesar but before the show started, 1,000 balloons were released, 30 of them with free ticket vouchers inside
      Opening ceremonies: Actor John Colicos is all set to see the first performance of Julius Caesar but before the show started, 1,000 balloons were released, 30 of them with free ticket vouchers inside
      Colicos, John, 1928-2000
      6/6/1982
      Beauty and beast: Actor John Colicos thinks La Svengali, CBC's story of the 19th-century street musician dominating a beautiful Parisian artists' model, is powerful stuff
      Beauty and beast: Actor John Colicos thinks La Svengali, CBC's story of the 19th-century street musician dominating a beautiful Parisian artists' model, is powerful stuff
      Colicos, John, 1928-2000
      5/28/1982
      Nephew of britain's wartime leader, John Spencer-Churchill, 68, sits beside a statue of Sir Winston Churchill
      Nephew of britain's wartime leader, John Spencer-Churchill, 68, sits beside a statue of Sir Winston Churchill
      Bull, Ron
      4/10/1977
      Grandson of Sir Winston, British MP Winston Spencer Churchill chats with World War II veteran Robert Crothars at the unveiling yesterday of the Sir Wi(...)
      Grandson of Sir Winston, British MP Winston Spencer Churchill chats with World War II veteran Robert Crothars at the unveiling yesterday of the Sir Wi(...)
      Churchill, Winston Jr., 1940-2010
      10/23/1977
      I've been smiling all week, says John Turner of Tudor Gate, North York, over his painting by Winston Churchill, bought for $86,000 at a London auction Friday
      I've been smiling all week, says John Turner of Tudor Gate, North York, over his painting by Winston Churchill, bought for $86,000 at a London auction Friday
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      3/8/1977
      John Colicos
      John Colicos
      Colicos, John, 1928-2000
      2/27/1968
      Colicos, John
      Colicos, John
      Colicos, John, 1928-2000
      12/9/1975