Frank Lawton
Frank Lawton (30 September 1904, St Giles, London[1] - 10 June 1969, Marylebone, London[2]) was an English actor. He was married to Evelyn Laye, with whom he acted several times including in My Husband and I (? - 10 June 1969) (his death).
His parents were stage players Daisy May Collier and Frank Lawton (I).[3] His first major screen credit was Young Woodley (1930).[4] He was best-known for his role as David Copperfield in the 1934 MGM film.
He was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium and his ashes lie in Bed 2 of the East Central Thorn Bed.
Selected filmography
- Birds of Prey (1930)
- The Skin Game (1931)
- After Office Hours (1932)
- Cavalcade (1933)
- Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
- David Copperfield (1935)
- The Devil-Doll (1936)
- The Mill on the Floss (1937)
- The Four Just Men (1939)
- Went the Day Well? (1942)
- The Winslow Boy (1948)
- Gideon's Day (1958)
- A Night to Remember (1958)
References
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=frank&lastname=lawton&eventyear=1904&eventyear_offset=0&county=london
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-deaths-1837-2007?firstname=frank&lastname=lawton&eventyear=1969&eventyear_offset=0&yearofbirth=1904&yearofbirth_offset=2
- ↑ IMDB entry
- ↑ Answers.com entry
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