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Laurence Hanray

Laurence Hanray

Laurence Hanray (16 May 1874 – 28 November 1947), sometimes credited as Lawrence Hanray, was a British film and theatre actor born in London, England. He is also credited as the author of several plays and music hall songs. Laurence Hanray was born Lawrence Henry Jacobs in St John's Wood on 16 May 1874, the son of Angelo Jacobs (c. 1851-1910), a glass manufacturer, and Leah (née Nathan; 1850/1851 - 1946). His father changed his name to Angelo Jacobs Hanray, and with it the family name, after becoming bankrupt in 1897, although Laurence had been using the name Hanray professionally from at least 1892, when he appeared as a member of the Hermann Vezin Theatre Company in supporting roles in Hamlet and Macbeth at Her Majesties Theatre, Dundee. Australian newspapers show he was in Australia and New Zealand from around 1901-04, appearing as Carraway Bones the undertaker in the farce Turned Up at the Theatre Royal, Perth, in May 1901, and subsequently at most of the main cities until June 1904. Travel records show him departing Sydney for Auckland in August 1901, and sailing from Sydney for London on 7 October 1904. He then resumed touring in Britain. In the 1911 census, Laurence Hanray (36), actor, is listed as residing at the Woolton Hall Hydropathic Hotel, Much Woolton, Lancashire, England. Hanray married Dorothy Mary Chambers Farnsworth (1884-1918) in the Birkenhead district during the first quarter of 1914. She petitioned for divorce in 1917, but then died suddenly in London on 16 August 1918. Hanray married Lois Grace Heatherley (1892-1966) in Paddington during the same quarter his first wife died. Lois was also an actress and performed with Laurence at the Booth Theatre, Broadway, in 1921. They were also together in The Faithful Heart, she as Ginger and Laurence as Major Lestrade, at the Comedy Theatre, Haymarket. Travel records then show the couple arriving in New York in September 1922. He appeared in John Galsworthy's play Loyalties at the Gaeity Theatre on Broadway. They arrived in Liverpool in May 1923. The couple also played together in Escape at the Booth Theatre, Broadway in 1927, she as Miss Grace and he in multiple roles (the Fellow Convict, the Old Gentleman and the Farmer). Laurence and Lois had a daughter, Ursula Susan Edith Hanray, on 16 November 1923. According to travel records, the family visited America from September 1927. Laurence also went on his own to Canada in September 1931, and also during 1939-1940. Ursula became a child actress, playing the title role in the first televised production of Alice Through The Looking Glass in 1937, and the young Queen Victoria in a London theatre in 1940. Hanray worked almost up to his death; The Times reported in early September 1947 that he was to appear in a play at Dunfermline Abbey Theatre. He died at age 73 on 28 November 1947, following an operation at the Middlesex Hospital, London. Lois Grace Hanray died aged 74 on 25 April 1966.

Personal information

Birthday

1874-05-15

Birth Place

Hampstead, London, England, UK

Movies and TV shows :

21 Days Together

21 Days Together

1940

6.1

Movie
A Royal Divorce

A Royal Divorce

1938

0.0

Movie
Action for Slander

Action for Slander

1937

0.0

Movie
Adventure Ltd.

Adventure Ltd.

1935

0.0

Movie
Beloved Impostor

Beloved Impostor

1936

0.0

Movie
Beyond the Cities

Beyond the Cities

1930

0.0

Movie
Brewster's Millions

Brewster's Millions

1935

6.0

Movie
Chu Chin Chow

Chu Chin Chow

1934

4.3

Movie
Dark Journey

Dark Journey

1937

6.4

Movie
Drake of England

Drake of England

1935

7.0

Movie
Fire Over England

Fire Over England

1937

6.0

Movie
Hatter's Castle

Hatter's Castle

1942

5.9

Movie
Her Reputation

Her Reputation

1931

0.0

Movie
His Grace Gives Notice

His Grace Gives Notice

1933

0.0

Movie
Hotel Reserve

Hotel Reserve

1944

6.5

Movie
It's Never Too Late to Mend

It's Never Too Late to Mend

1937

5.8

Movie
Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

1938

0.0

Movie
Knight Without Armour

Knight Without Armour

1937

5.6

Movie
Leap Year

Leap Year

1932

0.0

Movie
Lonely Road

Lonely Road

1936

6.2

Movie
Lorna Doone

Lorna Doone

1934

5.8

Movie
Love on Wheels

Love on Wheels

1932

0.0

Movie
Love Story

Love Story

1944

6.4

Movie
Loyalties

Loyalties

1933

6.0

Movie
Many Waters

Many Waters

1938

0.0

Movie
Midnight Menace

Midnight Menace

1937

6.5

Movie
Mimi

Mimi

1935

5.2

Movie
Mine Own Executioner

Mine Own Executioner

1947

7.0

Movie
Moonlight Sonata

Moonlight Sonata

1937

7.0

Movie
Murder at Monte Carlo

Murder at Monte Carlo

1935

0.0

Movie
My Learned Friend

My Learned Friend

1943

6.0

Movie
Old Mother Riley's Circus

Old Mother Riley's Circus

1941

3.8

Movie
On Approval

On Approval

1944

6.9

Movie
Quiet Wedding

Quiet Wedding

1941

4.2

Movie
Read All About It

Read All About It

1945

4.6

Movie
Rembrandt

Rembrandt

1936

6.7

Movie
Smash and Grab

Smash and Grab

1937

5.8

Movie
Someone at the Door

Someone at the Door

1936

0.0

Movie
Street Song

Street Song

1935

5.5

Movie
That Night in London

That Night in London

1932

0.0

Movie
The Faithful Heart

The Faithful Heart

1932

5.5

Movie
The Ghost of St. Michael's

The Ghost of St. Michael's

1941

6.6

Movie
The Girl in the Taxi

The Girl in the Taxi

1937

6.0

Movie
The Good Companions

The Good Companions

1933

5.8

Movie
The Great Defender

The Great Defender

1934

4.8

Movie
The Last Chance

The Last Chance

1937

6.0

Movie
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

1947

6.4

Movie
The Man from Toronto

The Man from Toronto

1933

4.0

Movie
The Man Who Could Work Miracles

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

1936

5.7

Movie
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933

6.3

Movie
The Rise of Catherine the Great

The Rise of Catherine the Great

1934

5.9

Movie
The Three Maxims

The Three Maxims

1936

0.0

Movie
There Goes the Bride

There Goes the Bride

1932

6.4

Movie
This Week of Grace

This Week of Grace

1933

3.5

Movie
Those Were the Days

Those Were the Days

1934

7.5

Movie
Waterloo Road

Waterloo Road

1945

6.0

Movie
Wedding Rehearsal

Wedding Rehearsal

1932

4.6

Movie
What Happened Then?

What Happened Then?

1934

5.0

Movie
Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

Whom the Gods Love: The Original Story of Mozart and His Wife

1936

5.2

Movie