Robert Lindsay's Birth Card: The 5 of Clubs

In the record

Robert Lindsay Stevenson (born 13 December 1949), known professionally as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor. The birth-card coordinate for December 13 is the 5 of Clubs — a calendar position, not a forecast of the 1987 Best Actor in a Musical (Me and My Girl) win.

Tony Award record (leading acting)

• 1987 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical — Me and My Girl as Bill Snibson

The 5 of Clubs coordinate

Robert Lindsay's birthday maps to the 5 of Clubs (The Dynamic Innovator). Card Blueprints treats that as a 365-day coordinate: solar value = 55 − (2 × month + day), and the year is unused. It is not a prediction about a Tony Award and not a verdict on Robert Lindsay. The card's own language, quoted as system copy rather than biography: You pressure-test an idea in public and let the better one win.

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Robert Lindsay in the public record

He has appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company and in musical theatre, and is the recipient of a British Academy Television Award, a Tony Award, and two Laurence Olivier Awards. Lindsay's most notable roles on television were playing Wolfie in Citizen Smith (1977–1980), Micky Noades in Give Us a Break (1983–1984), and Ben Harper in My Family (2000–2011). His other screen credits include Get Some In! (1975–1977), Much Ado About Nothing (1984), Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989), G.B.H. (1991), Hornblower (1998–2003), Jericho (2005), Friends and Crocodiles (2006), and Gideon's Daughter (2006). Lindsay was born 13 December 1949, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, to Joyce (née Dunmore) and Norman Stevenson, a joiner. He was one of three children and his father was a World War II veteran, having been on a minesweeper. Lindsay attended Gladstone Boys' School, in Ilkeston, then enrolled in the drama department of Clarendon College in Nottingham. His friends at Nottingham Playhouse encouraged him to apply to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), and in 1968, and he was accepted there with the aid of a government grant. He graduated in 1970 with an Acting (RADA Diploma).

Summarised from the lead section of the Wikipedia article Robert Lindsay (actor) (CC BY-SA 4.0). No biographical facts were written for this page beyond that article.

Where the record meets the 5 of Hearts

A card is a calendar coordinate, not a cause. What follows sets one line of the card's own published language beside one sentence of the sourced record, paired by a documented rule. It is a resemblance offered for the reader to weigh — not a claim about Robert Lindsay, and not a forecast of a Tony.

Adaptability through emotional change and transition

Lindsay's most notable roles on television were playing Wolfie in Citizen Smith (1977–1980), Micky Noades in Give Us a Break (1983–1984), and Ben Harper in My Family (2000–2011).

Paired on relationship and feeling — the domain ♥ governs in this system. Markers in the record: family.

Also on the record

1. Lindsay's early career included roles in British films such as That'll Be The Day (1973), Three for All (1975), and Adventures of a Taxi Driver (1976).
2. He came to prominence as the cockney Teddy Boy Jakey Smith in the ITV comedy series Get Some In! (1975–1977), that was based on National Service life in the RAF.
3. In 1977, he landed the starring role as delusional revolutionary Wolfie Smith in the BBC sitcom Citizen Smith (1977–1980).
4. He had now become a television star watched by 24 million people.

Other leading Tony winners with this card

• Christopher Plummer — 1974 Best Actor in a Musical (Cyrano); 1997 Best Actor in a Play (Barrymore)
• Jeremy Irons — 1984 Best Actor in a Play (The Real Thing)
• Richard Kiley — 1959 Best Actor in a Musical (Redhead); 1966 Best Actor in a Musical (Man of La Mancha)
• Rosemary Harris — 1966 Best Actress in a Play (The Lion in Winter)
• Stephanie J. Block — 2019 Best Actress in a Musical (The Cher Show)
• Tom Ewell — 1953 Best Actor in a Play (The Seven Year Itch)

FAQ

What is Robert Lindsay's birth card?

The 5 of Clubs. December 13 maps to that card through the public Card Blueprints formula. The year of birth is not used.

Does a birth card predict a Tony Award?

No. These pages are coordinates, not fortune-telling. A birth card names a calendar day in a 52-card year. It does not forecast awards, character, or fate.

Where do Robert Lindsay's dates come from?

Birth date 1949-12-13 is the day-precision date on Robert Lindsay's Wikipedia person page, verified against Wikidata P569 (CC0, day precision, Gregorian preferred). The two sources match. Year-only Wikipedia dates and Wikipedia↔Wikidata conflicts are dropped, not guessed. Tony Award wins come from the Wikipedia leading-acting lists, which record the Tony Awards. Page hooks and evidence come from the Wikipedia REST summary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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