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{{Short description|English actor and theatre manager (1852–1917)}}
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[[File:Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.png|thumb|Herbert Beerbohm Tree]]
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'''Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree''' (17 December 1852 – 2 July 1917) was an English actor and [[Actor-manager|theatre manager]].

Tree began performing in the 1870s. By 1887, he was managing the [[Haymarket Theatre]] in the [[West End theatre|West End]], winning praise for adventurous programming and lavish productions, and starring in many of its productions. In 1899, he helped fund the rebuilding, and became manager, of [[Her Majesty's Theatre|His Majesty's Theatre]]. Again, he promoted a mix of Shakespeare and classic plays with new works and adaptations of popular novels, giving them spectacular productions in this large house, and often playing leading roles. His wife, actress [[Helen Maud Holt]], often played opposite him and assisted him with management of the theatres.

Although Tree was regarded as a versatile and skilled actor, particularly in character roles, by his later years his technique was seen as mannered and old-fashioned. He founded the [[Royal Academy of Dramatic Art]] in 1904 and was [[Knight Bachelor|knighted]] for his contributions to theatre in 1909. His famous family includes his siblings, explorer [[Julius Beerbohm]], author [[Constance Beerbohm]] and half-brother [[Caricature|caricaturist]] [[Max Beerbohm]]. His daughters were [[Viola Tree|Viola]], an actress, [[Felicity Tree|Felicity]], a socialite and [[Iris Tree|Iris]], a poet. His illegitimate children included film director [[Carol Reed]]. He was a grandfather of the actor [[Oliver Reed]].