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person_profile-Laurence Hanray

Laurence Hanray Died at age: 73

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Laurence Hanray

Date of Birth:

May 16, 1874

Country of birth:

UK

Died:

Nov 28, 1947

Biography of

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.

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Laurence Hanray

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Filmography of

Laurence Hanray

Found 44 Movies in total

Mine Own Executioner

Dr. Lefage ( Actor )

... 1947

... 1947

... 1945

Love Story

Angus Rossiter ( Actor )

... 1944

Hotel Reserve

Police Commissioner ( Actor )

... 1944

On Approval

Parkes ( Actor )

... 1944

My Learned Friend

Sir Norman ( Actor )

... 1943

Hatter's Castle

Dr. Lawrie ( Actor )

... 1942

Quiet Wedding

Mr. Williamson ( Actor )

... 1941

The Ghost of St. Michael's

Clerk of Court ( Actor )

... 1941

21 Days Together

Solicitor ( Actor )

... 1940

A Royal Divorce

Klemens von Metternich ( Actor )

... 1938

The Last Chance

Mr. Perrin ( Actor )

... 1937

Smash and Grab

Praskins (as Laurence Hanray) ( Actor )

... 1937

The Girl in the Taxi

Charencey ( Actor )

... 1937

Knight Without Armour

Forrester ( Actor )

... 1937

Dark Journey

Cottin ( Actor )

... 1937

Midnight Menace

Sir George, Lead Conspirator ( Actor )

... 1937

Fire Over England

French Ambassador ( Actor )

... 1937

It's Never Too Late to Mend

Lawyer Crawley ( Actor )

... 1937

Moonlight Sonata

Mr. Bishop ( Actor )

... 1937

Rembrandt

Heertsbeeke ( Actor )

... 1936

Lonely Road

Jenkinson ( Actor )

... 1936

The Man Who Could Work Miracles

Mr. Bamfylde ( Actor )

... 1936

... 1936

The Three Maxims

Thomas ( Actor )

... 1936

Drake of England

Minor role ( Actor )

... 1935

Mimi

Barbemouche ( Actor )

... 1935

Murder at Monte Carlo

Collum ( Actor )

... 1935

Lorna Doone

Parson Bowden ( Actor )

... 1934

The Great Defender

Parker ( Actor )

... 1934

What Happened Then?

Dr. Bristol ( Actor )

... 1934

Chu Chin Chow

Kasim Baba ( Actor )

... 1934

Those Were the Days

Wormington ( Actor )

... 1934

... 1934

The Private Life of Henry VIII

Archbishop Cranmer ( Actor )

... 1933

Loyalties

Jacob Twisden ( Actor )

... 1933

The Good Companions

Mr. James Tarvin ( Actor )

... 1933

The Man from Toronto

Duncan ( Actor )

... 1933

There Goes the Bride

Police Chief (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1932

Wedding Rehearsal

News editor ( Actor )

... 1932

That Night in London

Ribbles ( Actor )

... 1932

Love on Wheels

Gallop's Commissionaire ( Actor )

... 1932

The Faithful Heart

Major Ango ( Actor )

... 1932