His father was an artist and his mother a writers. The family had founded an art supply company, Winsor and Newton, in 1832 with J.M.W. Turner and Queen Vicyoria regular customer. Today the company is a international company.
At the age of 15 Newton had his first brush with the theater at the Birmingham Reoertory Co. as a stagehand and scenery painter. Later taht year he made his first onstage appearance in Henry IV, Part 1.
Robert Newton was one of the great Actors of British cinema. His portrayal of Long John Silver and intonations created the paradigm for scores of people who want to "Talk Like a Pirate". The performance in such movies as This Happy Breed, Odd Man Out and Oliver Twist.
He married four times and had three children. He count in the top ten British money-making stars in the Motion pictures Herald-Fame Poll 1947-51.
Excessive drinking damaged him and a highly erratic film career was the result. He often found himself unemployable due to his unreliability. He died at age of 50. According to official report his death reason is Heart Attack.
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