Stanley Lupino

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Stanley Lupino
Born Stanley Richard Lupino Hook
May 15, 1893 (1893-05-15) [1]
Southwark, London
Died June 10, 1942 (aged 49) [2]
Wandsworth, London
Nationality British
Occupation actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer
Spouse Constance Gladys O'Shea aka Connie Emerald [3]
Children Ida Lupino
Rita Lupino

Stanley Lupino (May 15, 1893 - June 10, 1942) was an English actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer.

Lupino began his career as an acrobat and made his stage debut in 1913 and first became known as a music hall performer and played in pantomimes at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Between the wars, Lupino wrote and performed in several shows, including Phi-Phi (1922) and From Dover Street to Dixie (1923) at the London Pavilion, and several at the Gaiety Theatre in London, including Love Lies (1929), Hold my Hand (1932), and Sporting Love (1934), which ran for 302 performances. He also wrote and starred in So this is Love (1929) at Drury Lane. He also performed extensively for BBC radio. Later, he turned to screenwriting and films, although he also continued on stage in works like Lady Behave (1941).

Lupino was a member of the celebrated theatrical Lupino family. His father was actor George Lupino. He was the brother of actor Barry Lupino and the father of Ida Lupino. Lupino published From the stocks to the stars: an unconventional autobiography in 1934.

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[edit] Filmography

[edit] Actor

  • Love Lies (1931)
  • The Love Race (1931)
  • You Made Me Love You (1933)
  • Sleepless Nights (1933)
  • King of the Ritz (1933)
  • Facing the Music (1933)
  • Happy (1933)
  • Honeymoon for Three (1935)
  • Cheer Up (1936)
  • Sporting Life (1936)
  • Sporting Love (1937)
  • Over She Goes (1937)
  • Hold My Hand (1938)
  • Over She Goes (1938)
  • Lucky to Me (1939)

[edit] Writer

  • Love Lies (1931)
  • You Made Me Love You (1933)
  • Facing the Music (1933)
  • Happy (1933)
  • Honeymoon for Three (1935)
  • Sporting Love (1937)
  • Hold My Hand (1938)
  • Over She Goes (1938)
  • Lucky to Me (1939)
  • Tappa inte sugen (1947)

[edit] Producer

  • Love Lies (1931)
  • The Love Race (1931)
  • Honeymoon for Three (1935)
  • Cheer Up (1936)

[edit] References

  1. ^ GRO Register of Births: JUN 1893 1d 176 ST SAVIOUR - Stanley Richard L(=Lupino) Hook
  2. ^ GRO Register of Deaths: JUN 1942 1d 506 WANDSWORTH - Stanley R Lupino or Lupino-Hook, aged 48
  3. ^ GRO Register of Marriages: SEP 1915 10b 245 NEWCASTLE T. - LUPINA (=Lupino) = O'SHEA or EMERALD

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NAME Lupino, Stanley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hook, Stanley Richard Lupino
SHORT DESCRIPTION actor, dancer, singer, librettist, director and short story writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1893-06-15
PLACE OF BIRTH Southwark, London
DATE OF DEATH 1942-06-10
PLACE OF DEATH Wandsworth, London
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