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'''Julian Royce''' (1870–1946) was a British actor.<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/150347</ref>
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'''Julian Royce''' (26 March 1866 – 10 May 1946), born '''William Leonard Gardener''', was a British stage and, later, film actor.<ref name=Ganzlblog>[[Kurt Gänzl|Gänzl, Kurt]]. [https://kurtofgerolstein.blogspot.com/2018/06/ivy-girl-who-married-sherlock-holmes.html "Ivy: the girl who married Sherlock Holmes"], Kurt of Gerolstein, 19 June 2018</ref>

==Life and career==
Royce was christened in [[Chorlton-upon-Medlock]]. In 1889 he married an actress, Elizabeth Mary Day ("Nora Day"). The two toured together in 1891, by which time he had adopted the stage name Julian Royce. They appeared together in 1897 in ''The New Magdalen'', and in 1898 they appeared in ''Sporting Life'', by [[Seymour Hicks]] and [[Cecil Raleigh]], at the [[Shaftesbury Theatre]] in London, with Royce as the evil Malet de Carteret. In 1898 Nora died, of cancer, aged 40.<ref name=Ganzlblog/><!-- ''The Era'', 9 April 1898, contains a detailed profile of Royce's career up to 1898, if anyone can access it. --> The next year, Royce married Ivy Herzog, who had been in the cast of ''Sporting Life''. The two then sometimes performed and toured together. In 1900, they travelled to America with [[Lillie Langtry]], and played Sir William and Lady Saumarez in ''The Degenerates'' on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]. After they returned to Britain, they toured in ''[[The Messenger Boy]]'', with Julian as the villainous Pyke. For [[Charles Frohman]], he played the title character in [[William Gillette]]'s play ''[[Sherlock Holmes (play)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' several times over the next years. He and Herzog also toured with [[Mrs Patrick Campbell]].<ref name=Ganzlblog/> He returned to Broadway in ''Detective Sparks'' (1909), ''[[Caste (play)|Caste]]'' (1910), ''Passers-by'' (1911), ''Declassee'' (1919–1920) and ''Death Takes a Holiday'', as Duke Lambert (1931).

He began a film career in the [[silent film]] era and continued making films through the 1930s.

Royce died at [[Hailsham]] in 1946, aged 80. His wife died later the same year.<ref name=Ganzlblog/>


==Selected filmography==
==Selected filmography==
* ''[[Iron Justice]]'' (1915)
* ''[[Honour in Pawn]]'' (1916)
* ''[[Derelicts (film)|Derelicts]]'' (1917)
* ''[[Not Negotiable]]'' (1918)
* ''[[Not Negotiable]]'' (1918)
* ''[[The Bigamist (1921 film)|The Bigamist]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Bigamist (1921 film)|The Bigamist]]'' (1921)
* ''[[The Persistent Lovers]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Persistent Lovers]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Knockout (film)|The Knockout]]'' (1923)
* ''[[Running Water (film)|Running Water]]'' (1922)
* ''[[The Knockout (1923 film)|The Knockout]]'' (1923)
* ''[[God's Clay (1928 film)|God's Clay]]'' (1928)
* ''[[God's Clay (1928 film)|God's Clay]]'' (1928)
* ''[[This Is the Life (1933 film)|This Is the Life]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Call Me Mame]]'' (1933)
* ''[[She Was Only a Village Maiden]]'' (1933)
* ''[[Leave It to Blanche]]'' (1934)
* ''[[Two Hearts in Harmony]]'' (1935)
* ''[[Two Hearts in Harmony]]'' (1935)
* ''[[So You Won't Talk (1935 film)|So You Won't Talk]]'' (1935)
* ''[[So You Won't Talk (1935 film)|So You Won't Talk]]'' (1935)
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==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/julian-royce-58547 Julian Royce] at the Internet Broadway Database
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180620235036/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba3aa9f41 Julian Royce] at the BFI database


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Latest revision as of 06:41, 29 July 2024

Julian Royce (26 March 1866 – 10 May 1946), born William Leonard Gardener, was a British stage and, later, film actor.[1]

Life and career

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Royce was christened in Chorlton-upon-Medlock. In 1889 he married an actress, Elizabeth Mary Day ("Nora Day"). The two toured together in 1891, by which time he had adopted the stage name Julian Royce. They appeared together in 1897 in The New Magdalen, and in 1898 they appeared in Sporting Life, by Seymour Hicks and Cecil Raleigh, at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London, with Royce as the evil Malet de Carteret. In 1898 Nora died, of cancer, aged 40.[1] The next year, Royce married Ivy Herzog, who had been in the cast of Sporting Life. The two then sometimes performed and toured together. In 1900, they travelled to America with Lillie Langtry, and played Sir William and Lady Saumarez in The Degenerates on Broadway. After they returned to Britain, they toured in The Messenger Boy, with Julian as the villainous Pyke. For Charles Frohman, he played the title character in William Gillette's play Sherlock Holmes several times over the next years. He and Herzog also toured with Mrs Patrick Campbell.[1] He returned to Broadway in Detective Sparks (1909), Caste (1910), Passers-by (1911), Declassee (1919–1920) and Death Takes a Holiday, as Duke Lambert (1931).

He began a film career in the silent film era and continued making films through the 1930s.

Royce died at Hailsham in 1946, aged 80. His wife died later the same year.[1]

Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Gänzl, Kurt. "Ivy: the girl who married Sherlock Holmes", Kurt of Gerolstein, 19 June 2018
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