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{{short description|British stage and film actor}}
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| name = David Hawthorne
| name = David Hawthorne
| birth_name = Charles Frederick Hawthorne
| birth_date = 22 May 1888
| birth_date = 22 May 1888
| birth_place = [[Kettering]] <br> [[United Kingdom]]
| birth_place = [[Kettering]] <br> [[United Kingdom]]
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| occupation = [[Film actor]] <br> [[Stage actor]]
| occupation = [[Film actor]] <br> [[Stage actor]]
| yearsactive = 1920 - 1936 (film)
| yearsactive = 1920 - 1937
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'''David Hawthorne''' (22 May 1888 – 18 June 1942) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[stage actor|stage]] and [[film actor]]. He played the [[leading man]] in a number of films during the [[silent era]], but later switched to [[character actor|character roles]]. One of his more notable roles was that of [[Rob Roy MacGregor]] in the 1922 film ''[[Rob Roy (1922 film)|Rob Roy]]''.<ref>Richards p.187</ref>
'''David Hawthorne''' (22 May 1888 – 18 June 1942) was a British [[stage actor|stage]] and [[film actor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/person/kpx/david-hawthorne|title=David Hawthorne - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f931dac|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306203113/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9f931dac|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|title=David Hawthorne|website=BFI}}</ref> He played the [[leading man]] in a number of films during the [[silent era]], but later switched to [[character actor|character roles]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V7vPDQAAQBAJ&q=david+hawthorne+The+Encyclopedia+of+British+Film%3A+Fourth+edition&pg=RA7-PA1953|title=The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition|first=Brian|last=McFarlane|date=16 May 2016|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9781526111968|via=Google Books}}</ref> One of his more notable roles was that of [[Rob Roy MacGregor]] in the 1922 film ''[[Rob Roy (1922 film)|Rob Roy]]''.<ref>Richards p.187</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/17266638.arts-news-rob-roy-silent-film-to-open-film-festival-queen-portrait-for-holyroodhouse-ydance-win-award/|title=ARTS NEWS: Rob Roy silent film to open film festival, Queen portrait for Holyroodhouse, YDance win award|website=HeraldScotland|date=30 November 2018 }}</ref>

His stage work included the original [[West End theatre|West End]] productions of [[Noël Coward]]'s ''[[Sirocco (play)|Sirocco]]'' in 1927, [[Somerset Maugham]]'s ''[[For Services Rendered]]'' in 1932 and [[J.B. Priestley]]'s ''[[Laburnum Grove (play)|Laburnum Grove]]'' in 1933, for which he reprised his performance as Inspector Stack in the 1936 [[Laburnum Grove|film version]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/dq9/sirocco/production/vd4|title=Production of Sirocco - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2mYAwAAQBAJ&q=for+services+rendered+london+stage+1930-1939&pg=PA243|title=The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel|first=J. P.|last=Wearing|date=15 May 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780810893047|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z2mYAwAAQBAJ&q=laburnum+grove+london+stage+1930-1939&pg=PA323|title=The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel|first=J. P.|last=Wearing|date=15 May 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=9780810893047|via=Google Books}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.screenonline.org.uk/film/id/1207550/credits.html|title=BFI Screenonline: Laburnum Grove (1936) Credits|website=www.screenonline.org.uk}}</ref> A 1937 extract from ''[[Busman's Honeymoon#Adaptations|Busman's Honeymmoon]]'' at the [[Comedy Theatre]] survives, showing him as a detective interviewing a witness, as filmed for ''[[Pathé News]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpathe.com/video/busmans-honeymoon/query/comedians|title=Busman's Honeymoon|first=British|last=Pathé|website=www.britishpathe.com}}</ref>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
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* ''[[A Prince of Lovers]]'' (1922)
* ''[[A Prince of Lovers]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Silent Evidence]]'' (1922)
* ''[[Silent Evidence]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Great Prince Shan]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Conspirators (1924 film)|The Conspirators]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Conspirators (1924 film)|The Conspirators]]'' (1924)
* ''[[The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP]]'' (1925)
* ''[[The Presumption of Stanley Hay, MP]]'' (1925)
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==External links==
==External links==
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 7 December 2023

David Hawthorne
as Rob Roy (1922)
Born
Charles Frederick Hawthorne

22 May 1888
Kettering
United Kingdom
Died18 June 1942(1942-06-18) (aged 54)
London
United Kingdom
Occupation(s)Film actor
Stage actor
Years active1920 - 1937

David Hawthorne (22 May 1888 – 18 June 1942) was a British stage and film actor.[1][2] He played the leading man in a number of films during the silent era, but later switched to character roles.[3] One of his more notable roles was that of Rob Roy MacGregor in the 1922 film Rob Roy.[4][5]

His stage work included the original West End productions of Noël Coward's Sirocco in 1927, Somerset Maugham's For Services Rendered in 1932 and J.B. Priestley's Laburnum Grove in 1933, for which he reprised his performance as Inspector Stack in the 1936 film version.[6][7][8][9] A 1937 extract from Busman's Honeymmoon at the Comedy Theatre survives, showing him as a detective interviewing a witness, as filmed for Pathé News.[10]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "David Hawthorne - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  2. ^ "David Hawthorne". BFI. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016.
  3. ^ McFarlane, Brian (16 May 2016). The Encyclopedia of British Film: Fourth edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9781526111968 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Richards p.187
  5. ^ "ARTS NEWS: Rob Roy silent film to open film festival, Queen portrait for Holyroodhouse, YDance win award". HeraldScotland. 30 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Production of Sirocco - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  7. ^ Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893047 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Wearing, J. P. (15 May 2014). The London Stage 1930-1939: A Calendar of Productions, Performers, and Personnel. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780810893047 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Laburnum Grove (1936) Credits". www.screenonline.org.uk.
  10. ^ Pathé, British. "Busman's Honeymoon". www.britishpathe.com.

Bibliography

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  • Low, Rachael. History of the British Film, 1918-1929. George Allen & Unwin, 1971.
  • Richards, Jeffrey. Films and British National Identity: From Dickens to Dad's Army. Manchester University Press, 1997.
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