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Beyond his early career in [[silent film]]s, Royston worked also in [[musical theatre]]. From February to April 1923 he appeared in ''[[The Cousin from Nowhere]]'' at the [[Prince's Theatre]], London, and he played the leading role of Jack Lloyd in the [[C. B. Cochran]] London production of ''[[Little Nellie Kelly (musical)|Little Nellie Kelly]]'' between 1923 and 1924.<ref>''The Stage Year Book 1921—1925'' (Carson & Comerford, Ltd., 1925) p. 172</ref><ref>'Theatres' (classified advertising) in ''The Times'', issue 43380 dated June 29, 1923, p. 12, col. D</ref> |
Beyond his early career in [[silent film]]s, Royston worked also in [[musical theatre]]. From February to April 1923 he appeared in ''[[The Cousin from Nowhere]]'' at the [[Prince's Theatre]], London, and he played the leading role of Jack Lloyd in the [[C. B. Cochran]] London production of ''[[Little Nellie Kelly (musical)|Little Nellie Kelly]]'' between 1923 and 1924.<ref>''The Stage Year Book 1921—1925'' (Carson & Comerford, Ltd., 1925) p. 172</ref><ref>'Theatres' (classified advertising) in ''The Times'', issue 43380 dated June 29, 1923, p. 12, col. D</ref> |
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On 8 October 1928 Royston opened in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Ups-a-Daisy]]'' at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]], |
On 8 October 1928 Royston opened in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[Ups-a-Daisy]]'' at the [[Shubert Theatre (Broadway)|Shubert Theatre]], playing Roy Lindbrooke, an adventurous young author. Also in the cast was [[Bob Hope]], as a butler. ''Ups-a-Daisy'' ran for 64 performances.<ref>Gerald Bordman, Richard Norton, ''American Musical Theatre: a Chronicle'' (Oxford University Press, 2010), [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=OVdShkzkX74C&pg=PA498#v=onepage&q&f=false p. 498]</ref> |
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In 1930 Royston starred as Jack in [[Michael Balcon]]'s British [[musical film]] ''[[Just for a Song]]''.<ref>Rachael Low, ''The History of British Film'', vol. 7 (Routledge, 2005) [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3TnKziu7zNIC&pg=PA339#v=onepage&q&f=false p. 339]</ref> |
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After a break in his film career of some thirty years, Royston played a [[clergy]]man in the [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Horror]] movie ''[[The Plague of the Zombies]]'' (1966).<ref name=holmstrom/> |
After a break in his film career of some thirty years, Royston played a [[clergy]]man in the [[Hammer Film Productions|Hammer Horror]] movie ''[[The Plague of the Zombies]]'' (1966).<ref name=holmstrom/> |
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Roy Royston | |
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| Born | 5 April 1899 |
| Died | 7 October 1976 (aged 77) Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1912 – 1966 |
Roy Royston (5 April 1899 – 7 October 1976), whose original name was Roy Charles Crowden, was an English actor who appeared in a large number of films between 1912 and 1966, beginning as a child actor. Most of his motion pictures were silent films made before the First World War.
He later developed a career in musical theatre.
Life
Born at Mill Hill, North London, Roy Charles Crowden took the name of "Roy Royston" while still a boy. Between 1912 and 1914 he was the child star of a large number of silent motion pictures, most made by Lewis Fitzhamon. He had a younger brother who took the name of Gerald Royston who also became an actor.[1]
Beyond his early career in silent films, Royston worked also in musical theatre. From February to April 1923 he appeared in The Cousin from Nowhere at the Prince's Theatre, London, and he played the leading role of Jack Lloyd in the C. B. Cochran London production of Little Nellie Kelly between 1923 and 1924.[2][3]
On 8 October 1928 Royston opened in the Broadway production of Ups-a-Daisy at the Shubert Theatre, playing Roy Lindbrooke, an adventurous young author. Also in the cast was Bob Hope, as a butler. Ups-a-Daisy ran for 64 performances.[4]
In 1930 Royston starred as Jack in Michael Balcon's British musical film Just for a Song.[5]
After a break in his film career of some thirty years, Royston played a clergyman in the Hammer Horror movie The Plague of the Zombies (1966).[1]
He died at Kingston upon Thames in Surrey on 7 October 1976.[1]
Filmography
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References
- ^ a b c John Holmstrom, 'Roy Royston' in The moving picture boy: an international encyclopaedia from 1895 to 1995 (1996), pp. 13-14
- ^ The Stage Year Book 1921—1925 (Carson & Comerford, Ltd., 1925) p. 172
- ^ 'Theatres' (classified advertising) in The Times, issue 43380 dated June 29, 1923, p. 12, col. D
- ^ Gerald Bordman, Richard Norton, American Musical Theatre: a Chronicle (Oxford University Press, 2010), p. 498
- ^ Rachael Low, The History of British Film, vol. 7 (Routledge, 2005) p. 339
External links
- Roy Royston at BFI Film & TV Database
- Roy Royston filmography at Internet Movie Database