Geoffrey Nares
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Geoffrey Owen Nares was a British stage actor, a designer, and the younger son of actor Owen Ramsay Nares
and his wife, actress Marie Pollini.
on 17 December 1934 where he played The stable boy in The Winning Post. In 1935, at the Globe Theatre
, he played Kim Oldham in Grief Goes Over and that same year he played Martin Hilton in Call it a day in which his father, Owen, had the leading role as Roger Hilton.
(The Prince of Wales
's Royal Regiment of Lancers) and fought a hard war in the desert during which he contracted pappataci fever
virus (also known as Phlebotomus fever and sandfly fever). He died in Cairo
of a brain tumor, and was buried at the Heliopolis War Cemetery, just outside Cairo.
Owen Nares
Owen Ramsay Nares had a long stage and film career and, for most of the 1920s, was Britain's favourite matinée idol and silent film star...
and his wife, actress Marie Pollini.
Life and career
Nares' stage debut was at the Adelphi TheatreAdelphi Theatre
The Adelphi Theatre is a 1500-seat West End theatre, located on the Strand in the City of Westminster. The present building is the fourth on the site. The theatre has specialised in comedy and musical theatre, and today it is a receiving house for a variety of productions, including many musicals...
on 17 December 1934 where he played The stable boy in The Winning Post. In 1935, at the Globe Theatre
Globe Theatre
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613...
, he played Kim Oldham in Grief Goes Over and that same year he played Martin Hilton in Call it a day in which his father, Owen, had the leading role as Roger Hilton.
Death
In 1941, Nares joined the 12th Royal Lancers12th Royal Lancers
The 12th Royal Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army. In 1960, it was amalgamated with 9th Queen's Royal Lancers, to form 9th/12th Royal Lancers .-History:...
(The Prince of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
's Royal Regiment of Lancers) and fought a hard war in the desert during which he contracted pappataci fever
Pappataci fever
Pappataci fever is a vector-borne febrile arboviral infection caused by three serotypes of Phlebovirus. Occurs in subtropical regions of the Eastern Hemisphere...
virus (also known as Phlebotomus fever and sandfly fever). He died in Cairo
Cairo
Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...
of a brain tumor, and was buried at the Heliopolis War Cemetery, just outside Cairo.
External links
- Geoffrey Owen Nares Memorial at Find A GraveFind A GraveFind a Grave is a commercial website providing free access and input to an online database of cemetery records. It was founded in 1998 as a DBA and incorporated in 2000.-History:...