Stewart Rome

Stewart Rome
Born	Wernham Ryott Gifford 30 January 1886 Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK
Died	26 February 1965(1965-02-26) (aged 79) Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK
Years active	1913–1950

Stewart Rome was a British actor who appeared in more than 150 films between 1913 and 1950. He was born in Newbury, Berkshire in 1886 as Wernham Ryott Gifford but took the stage name of Stewart Rome, which was later unsuccessfully contested by Cecil Hepworth, who also used the name. He became a major star in the silent era.^[1][2]

Selected filmography

• The Chimes (1914)
• Barnaby Rudge (1915)
• The Baby on the Barge (1915)
• Sweet Lavender (1915)
• Trelawny of the Wells (1916)
• Annie Laurie (1916)
• A Great Coup (1919)
• A Daughter of Eve (1919)
• Her Son (1920)
• The Case of Lady Camber (1920)
• The Imperfect Lover (1921)
• The Uninvited Guest (1923)
• The Woman Who Obeyed (1923)
• Fires of Fate (1923)
• Reveille (1924)
• Father Voss (1925)
• Thou Fool (1926)
• The Passing of Mr. Quinn (1928)
• The Man Who Changed His Name (1928)
• Der rote Kreis (1929)
• The Last Hour (1930)
• Rynox (1932)
• Song of the Plough (1933)
• Designing Women (1934)
• The Girl in the Flat (1934)
• Important People (1934)
• Debt of Honour (1936)
• Men of Yesterday (1936)
• Wings of the Morning (1937)
• Dinner at the Ritz (1937)
• The Squeaker (1937)
• The Dance of Death (1938)
• Confidential Lady (1940)
• Shadowed Eyes (1940)
• Banana Ridge (1942)
• One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
• Salute John Citizen (1942)
• The New Lot (1943)
• The World Owes Me a Living (1945)
• The Root of All Evil (1947)
• Jassy (1947)
• The White Unicorn (1947)
• My Sister and I (1948)
• Woman Hater (1948)
• Let's Have a Murder (1950)

References

• Rothwell-Smith, Paul. Silent Films! the Performers (2011) ISBN 9781907540325

Authority control WorldCat VIAF: 36657366 LCCN: no2005100100

Persondata
Name	Rome, Stewart
Alternative names	Gifford, Wernham Ryott
Short description	British actor
Date of birth	30 January 1886
Place of birth	Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK
Date of death	26 February 1965
Place of death	Newbury, Berkshire, England, UK