Sir Kenneth Ralph Barnes

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Sir Kenneth Ralph Barnes

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Birthplace: Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 16, 1957 (79)
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev Reginald Henry Barnes and Frances Mary Emily Barnes
Husband of Daphne Barnes
Brother of Violet Vanbrugh; Dame Irene Vanbrugh, DBE; Angela Barnes; Edith Helen Barnes; Major-General Sir Reginald Walter Ralph Barnes and 1 other

Occupation: Principal of RADA 1909-55, Stage Actor
Managed by: William Hamilton Codrington Nation
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About Sir Kenneth Ralph Barnes

Sir Kenneth Ralph Barnes (11 September 1878 – 16 October 1957) was director of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) in London, England, from 1909 until 1955. He took over the Academy of Dramatic Art five years after its foundation and turned it into one of the foremost acting schools in the world. He was knighted in 1938.


  • Census: 1881 - Exeter Heavitree, Devon, PRO Ref RG11, Piece 2143, Folio 8, P. 16
  • Residence: Vicarage, Exeter Heavitree, Devon, England - 1881

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1878
September 11, 1878
Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom
1957
October 16, 1957
Age 79