Frank Lawton

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Frank Lawton with Evelyn Laye (1933)

Frank Lawton (born September 30, 1904 in London , England , † June 10, 1969 there ) was a British actor .

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Frank Lawton was born in London to theater actors. He began his stage career in 1923 at the Vaudeville Theater in the play Yes . His early successful roles include George in Mrs. Cheney's End (1925), Woodley in Young Woodley (1928), David in Michael and Mary (1930) and Hec Hammond in London Wall (1931). In 1930 the Londoner was brought in for the early sound film adaptation of the successful stage drama Young Woodley , and in his film debut he also played the student Woodley, who falls in love with his teacher's wife. Lawton continued to be present in front of the camera, playing leading roles in different genres. He had supporting roles in Alfred Hitchcock's film adaptation of John Galsworthy's family drama To the Knife and in the Oscar-winning drama epic Kavalkade . He repeated his stage roles in "Michael and Mary" and "After Office Hours", the adaptation of John van Druten's play London Wall .

At the beginning of 1934 Lawton went to the United States to take on the role of Charles Tritten in a performance of The Wind and the Rain on Broadway in New York . Thereupon, reported Hollywood at the handsome British and offered him the title role of the adult David Copperfield in the same Dickens - film adaptation of. Although this adaptation was a great success with audiences and critics, it did not give Lawton, who was quite colorless between a sensational ensemble, no career boost. After two more US films - less significant horror stories - Lawton returned to England in 1936 and continued his film career with the lead role in the George Eliot literary adaptation The Mill on the Floss .

His wife Evelyn Laye

In later years, however, he had to be content with supporting roles in films. Lawton's main field of activity remained the stage, where you could see him in 1936 in Promise , 1937 in French Without Tears and 1938 in I am My Youth . In 1965 he retired into private life, he was married to the actress Evelyn Laye (1900-1996) from 1934 until his death .

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SURNAME Lawton, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British actor
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH London , England
DATE OF DEATH June 10, 1969
Place of death London , England