Graham Payn
Graham Payn (born April 25, 1918 in Pietermaritzburg , South Africa , † November 4, 2005 in Switzerland ) was a South African-British actor , comedian and singer .
At 13 he played the Curly in Peter Pan at the Palladium . In 1932 he appeared in Noël Coward's revue Words and Music and subsequently in pantomimes , plays and musicals . In 1948 he met Coward again for Tonight at 8:30 am , who wrote roles in his following West End musicals Pacific 1860 and Ace of Clubs especially for Payn . He gradually co-directed and directed Coward's plays. Until Coward's death in 1973, both lived together in a civil partnership; they spent the last few years in Jamaica and Switzerland, where Payn lived from then on.
Web links
- Graham Payn in the Internet Movie Database (English)
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SURNAME | Payn, Graham |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South African-British entertainer , singer and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1918 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Pietermaritzburg , South Africa |
DATE OF DEATH | November 4, 2005 |
Place of death | Switzerland |