Frank Lawton Mokeley (30 September 1904 – 10 June 1969) was an English actor.
His parents were stage players Daisy May Collier and
Frank Lawton (I). His first major screen credit was ''Young Woodley'' (1930). In the mid-1930s, Lawton appeared in some Hollywood films, most significantly as the adult David Copperfield in MGM's classic literature adaptation of ''
David Copperfield
''David Copperfield'' Dickens invented over 14 variations of the title for this work, see is a novel in the bildungsroman genre by Charles Dickens, narrated by the eponymous David Copperfield, detailing his adventures in his journey from inf ...
'' (1935). However, Lawton never made his big breakthrough in Hollywood and returned to British film and theatre.
He was married to actress
Evelyn Laye
Evelyn Laye (née Elsie Evelyn Lay; 10 July 1900 – 17 February 1996) was an English actress who was active on the London light opera stage, and later in New York and Hollywood. Her first husband, actor Sonnie Hale, left her for Jessie Ma ...
from 1934 until his death in 1969 aged 64. They acted together several times, including in the TV series ''
My Husband and I''.
During World War II, he joined the British Army in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps and rose to the rank of major. He was assigned as a liaison officer to the U.S. Army and ultimately was awarded the Legion of Merit, Degree of Legionnaire for his service.
In the
West End, he appeared in
Alex Atkinson
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Early life and career
He was born in Liverpool, where he began his career a ...
's ''
Four Winds'' (1953) and
Ronald Miller's ''
Waiting for Gillian'' (1954).
Filmography
References
External links
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1904 births
1969 deaths
English male film actors
20th-century English male actors
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