Anthony Ireland (actor)

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Anthony Ireland
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1939 Spotlight photo
Born(1902-02-04)4 February 1902
Died4 December 1957(1957-12-04) (aged 55)
OccupationActor
Years active1925-1957

Anthony Ireland (4 February 1902 - 4 December 1957) was a British actor. [1] He was born in Peru to British parents but by 1904 his family lived in Chile, where his brother Noel was born. In 1910 they moved to England and in the 1911 census they were shown as living in Bedford. Noel became an RAF pilot and was killed in a crash in 1931. [2]

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Ireland made his stage debut in 1925, and appeared in the original London production of Patrick Hamilton's Rope , in 1929. [3] [4] He was active in both British and U.S. theatre, and in various films and TV shows over the years. [5] [6]

Selected filmography

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References

  1. "Anthony Ireland". BFI. Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. "Pilot Officer Noel Arthur Ireland". Kenley Revival. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  3. McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN   9781526111975 via Google Books.
  4. "Production of Rope - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  5. "Anthony Ireland - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  6. League, The Broadway. "Anthony Ireland – Broadway Cast & Staff - IBDB". www.ibdb.com.