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Laurence Hanray

Actor | * 05/16/1874 († 73, 11/28/1947) | Hampstead, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Laurence Hanray (né Lawrence Henry Jacobs; 16 May 1874 – 28 November 1947), sometimes credited as Lawrence Hanray, was a British film and theatre actor born in London, England. He is also credited as the author of several plays and music hall songs. Laurence Hanray was born Lawrence Henry Jacobs in St John's Wood on 16 May 1874, the son of Angelo Jacobs (c. 1851–1910), a glass manufacturer, and Leah (née Nathan; 1850/1851–1946). His father changed his name to Angelo Jacobs Hanray, and with it the family name, after becoming bankrupt in 1897, although Laurence had been using the name Hanray professionally from at least 1892, when he appeared as a member of the Hermann Vezin Theatre Company in supporting roles in Hamlet and Macbeth at Her Majesty's Theatre, Dundee. Australian newspapers show he was in Australia and New Zealand from around 1901–04, appearing as Carraway Bones the undertaker in the farce Turned Up at the Theatre Royal, Perth, in May 1901, and subsequently at most of the main cities until June 1904. Travel records show him departing Sydney for Auckland in August 1901, and sailing from Sydney for London on 7 October 1904. He then resumed touring in Britain. In the 1911 census, Laurence Hanray (36), actor, is listed as residing at the Woolton Hall Hydropath... ()
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Laurence Hanray (16 May 1874 – 28 November 1947), sometimes credited as Lawrence Hanray, was a British film and theatre actor born in London, England. He is also credited as the author of several plays and music hall songs.Laurence Hanray was born Lawrence Henry Jacobs in St John's Wood on 16 May 1874, the son of Angelo Jacobs (c. 1851-1910), a glass manufacturer, and Leah (née Nathan; 1850/1851 - 1946).His father changed his name to Angelo Jacobs Hanray, and with it the family name, after becoming bankrupt in 1897, although Laurence had been using the name Hanray professionally from at least 1892, when he appeared as a member of the Hermann Vezin Theatre Company in supporting roles in Hamlet and Macbeth at Her Majesties Theatre, Dundee.Australian newspapers show he was in Australia and New Zealand from around 1901-04, appearing as Carraway Bones the undertaker in the farce Turned Up at the Theatre Royal, Perth, in May 1901, and subsequently at most of the main cities until June 1904. Travel records show him departing Sydney for Auckland in August 1901, and sailing from Sydney for London on 7 October 1904. He then resumed touring in Britain. In the 1911 census, Laurence Hanray (36), actor, is listed as residing at the Woolton Hall Hydropathic Hotel, Much Woolton, Lancashire, England.Hanray married Dorothy Mary Chambers Farnsworth (1884-1918) in the Birkenhead district during the first quarter of 1914. She petitioned for divorce in 1917, but then died suddenly in London on 16 August 1918. Hanray married Lois Grace Heatherley (1892-1966) in Paddington during the same quarter his first wife died. Lois was also an actress and performed with Laurence at the Booth Theatre, Broadway, in 1921. They were also together in The Faithful Heart, she as Ginger and Laurence as Major Lestrade, at the Comedy Theatre, Haymarket. Travel records then show the couple arriving in New York in September 1922. He appeared in John Galsworthy's play Loyalties at the Gaeity Theatre on Broadway. They arrived in Liverpool in May 1923. The couple also played together in Escape at the Booth Theatre, Broadway in 1927, she as Miss Grace and he in multiple roles (the Fellow Convict, the Old Gentleman and the Farmer).Laurence and Lois had a daughter, Ursula Susan Edith Hanray, on 16 November 1923. According to travel records, the family visited America from September 1927. Laurence also went on his own to Canada in September 1931, and also during 1939-1940. Ursula became a child actress, playing the title role in the first televised production of Alice Through The Looking Glass in 1937, and the young Queen Victoria in a London theatre in 1940.Hanray worked almost up to his death; The Times reported in early September 1947 that he was to appear in a play at Dunfermline Abbey Theatre. He died at age 73 on 28 November 1947, following an operation at the Middlesex Hospital, London. Lois Grace Hanray died aged 74 on 25 April 1966.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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Movies with Laurence Hanray as Actor(58)

as Dr. Lefage1947 Mine Own Executioner
as Bostock1945 Read All About It
as Police Commissioner1944 Hotel Reserve
as Angus Rossiter1944 Love Story
as Parkes1944 On Approval
as Sir Norman1943 My Learned Friend
as Dr. Lawrie1942 Hatter's Castle
as Clerk of Court1941 The Ghost of St. Michael's
as Mr. Williamson1941 Quiet Wedding
as Cheddar, KC1941 Old Mother Riley's Circus
as Solicitor1940 21 Days
as Klemens von Metternich1938 A Royal Divorce
as Lawyer Crawley1937 It's Never Too Late to Mend
as Praskins (as Laurence Hanray)1937 Smash and Grab
as Forrester1937 Knight Without Armour
as Charencey1937 The Girl in the Taxi
as Clerk of Court (as Lawrence Hanray)1937 Action for Slander
as Mr. Bishop1937 Moonlight Sonata
as Cottin1937 Dark Journey
as Sir George, Lead Conspirator1937 Bombs Over London
as Mr. Perrin1937 The Last Chance
as French Ambassador1937 Fire Over England
as Heertsbeeke1936 Rembrandt
as Jenkinson1936 Lonely Road
as Poole1936 Someone at the Door
as Arthur1936 Beloved Impostor
as Thomas1936 The Three Maxims
as Simon Ledbury1935 Adventure Ltd.
as Tuttle1935 Street Song
as Barbemouche1935 Mimi
as Grant1935 Brewster's Millions
as Minor role1935 Drake of England
as Collum1935 Murder at Monte Carlo
as Parson Bowden1934 Lorna Doone
as Kasim Baba1934 Chu Chin Chow
as Wormington1934 Those Were the Days
as Parker1934 The Great Defender
as Dr. Bristol1934 What Happened Then?
as Archbishop Cranmer1933 The Private Life of Henry VIII
as Mr. James Tarvin1933 The Good Companions
as Jacob Twisden1933 Loyalties
as Lawyer Cowlber1933 This Week of Grace
as Mr Greyling1933 His Grace Gives Notice
as Duncan1933 The Man from Toronto
as Gallop's Commissionaire1932 Love on Wheels
as Ribbles1932 That Night in London
as Hope1932 Leap Year
as Major Ango1932 The Faithful Heart
as Police Chief (uncredited)1932 There Goes the Bride
as News editor1932 Wedding Rehearsal
as Mr. Montgomery1931 Her Reputation
as Gregory Hayes1930 Beyond the Cities

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 05/16 1874 (May) in Hampstead, London, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Friday, 11/28 1947 (November) (aged: 73)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Laurence Hanray (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lawrence Hanray"
Laurence Hanray frequently works together with these people:
Alexander Korda (14x, Crew)
Arthur Wimperis (11x, Crew)
Lajos Biró (9x, Crew)
Victor Saville (8x, Crew)
Michael Balcon (8x, Crew)
A.W. Watkins (7x, Crew)
Hay Petrie (7x, Actor)
Mutz Greenbaum (7x, Crew)
Allan Jeayes (6x, Actor)
Muir Mathieson (6x, Crew)
Basil Dean (6x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:359681, Added: 08/15/2018, Last updated: 03/26/2024