Allan Jeayes

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Allan Jeayes
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Born
Allan John Jeayes

(1885-01-19)19 January 1885
Died20 September 1963(1963-09-20) (aged 78)
Marylebone, London, England
OccupationActor
Years active1918–1962

Allan John Jeayes (19 January 1885 20 September 1963) was an English stage and film actor.

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Jeayes was born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, [1] the son of Isaac Herbert Jeayes, archivist and Assistant Keeper of Manuscripts at the British Museum. [2]

Jeayes was educated at Merchant Taylor's School, and was originally a farmer, before making his stage debut in 1906. [3]

Jeayes made his film debut in the 1918 film Nelson as Sir William Hamilton. [4] He appeared in a number of films by producer Alexander Korda. His last film appearance was in 1962's Reach for Glory . He starred as Howard Joyce in the original 1927 Broadway production of The Letter and played Sir Lawrence Wargarve in the 1943 London production of And Then There Were None . [5]

Jeayes died on 20 September 1963, aged 78, in Marylebone, London.

The National Portrait Gallery, London, has two photographic portraits of him. [6]

Filmography

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References

  1. "[Search] Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006: Allan Jeayes". findmypast.co.uk.
  2. "Obituary: I. H. Jeayes". The Times. London. 30 March 1939. p. 16. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
  3. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9781526111975.
  4. Low, Rachael (13 September 2013). History of British Film (Volume 4): The History of the British Film 1918 - 1929. Routledge. p. 417. ISBN   9781136206344.
  5. Wearing, J. P. (22 August 2014). The London Stage 1940-1949: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 131. ISBN   9780810893061.
  6. "Allan Jeayes (1885-1963), Actor". National Portrait Gallery, London.