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Amy Brandon-Thomas
Amy Marguerite Brandon Thomas (9 March 1890 – 6 May 1974) was an English film and stage actress. She was the daughter of the playwright Brandon Thomas. She is also known as Amy Brandon-Thomas. Life and career Amy Brandon Thomas was born in London, the daughter of the playwright Brandon Thomas and his wife Marguerite, and was educated privately. She married William Deane Barnes-Brand. Thomas joined the stage professionally in 1907, playing Alice Ormerod in ''A Lancashire Sailor'' at the Theatre Royal, Preston, where she also played Ela Delahay in her father's comedy, ''Charley's Aunt''. She appeared in London that Christmas at the New Royalty Theatre in the same two plays, although this time she played Kitty Verdun in ''Charley's Aunt''. She was next seen at the Garrick Theatre in 1908, as Lucy Lorirner in '' A Pair of Spectacles'', with Sir John Hare, subsequently touring with him. In 1909 she was at the Royal Court Theatre in London as Kate Dalliscm in ''Strangers Withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyn Harding
David Llewellyn Harding (12 October 1867 – 26 December 1952), known professionally as Lyn Harding, was a Welsh actor who spent 40 years on the stage before entering British made silent films, talkies and radio. He had an imposing and menacing stage presence and came to be cast as the villain in many films, notably Professor Moriarty in dramatisations of the Sherlock Holmes stories. Early years He was born in 1867 at St. Brides Wentloog, in Monmouthshire, into a strict Congregationalist Welsh-speaking family. Acting career He started his career as an apprentice draper in Newport, Wales and but he was drawn to an acting career. He began giving readings from Shakespeare at a chapel in Cardiff. In 1890 a chance meeting with a touring group on a train led to him standing in for a sick actor and his first professional engagement. He opened on 28 August 1890 in ''The Grip Of Iron'' at the Theatre Royal, Bristol. He toured "the provinces" and eventually made his London debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
