| rdfs:comment | - Dennis was born in Dorking, Surrey, England. When he was 19, he was drafted into the British Army, where he served for six years. [1] Afterward, he became a personal assistant to the chief executive officer of the British engineering company Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds (now known simply as GKN). He resigned from the company the day after watching his first play, a production of Look Back in Anger, and he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) three years later. [2]
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| abstract | - Dennis was born in Dorking, Surrey, England. When he was 19, he was drafted into the British Army, where he served for six years. [1] Afterward, he became a personal assistant to the chief executive officer of the British engineering company Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds (now known simply as GKN). He resigned from the company the day after watching his first play, a production of Look Back in Anger, and he graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) three years later. [2] Dennis had one child from his first marriage, a son named Shane. Dennis and his first wife divorced in 1961. In 1994, his son was killed in St. Louis, Missouri, an unintended victim in a drive-by shooting. [3] Dennis married actress Diane Mercer on 24 March 1979. [4] He died of cancer at his home in Shadow Hills, California, on 18 April 2009. [5] He was 75 years old.
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