Ralph Lynn
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Ralph Lynn was a British
stage and screen actor.
Lynn was born in Manchester
and began his acting career in Wigan
in 1900 in King of Terrors. After years spent touring regional theatres and a spell in America he made his West End
debut in 1915 at the Empire theatre
in By Jingo
. He first appeared in films in 1930 in the original film version of Ben Travers' Rookery Nook
one of the Aldwych Farces. He appeared in other films such as A Night Like This, Up to the Neck and A Cuckoo in the Nest.
He married actress Gladys Miles who originally appeared with him in the 1915 production of By Jingo. They had a son and a daughter. His elder brother, Gordon James
(born as Sydney Lynn), was also an actor and appeared in several films with him,and his son, Robert Lynn
, was a film
and TV director. Ralph Lynn died in London
.
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stage and screen actor.
Lynn was born in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
and began his acting career in Wigan
Wigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
in 1900 in King of Terrors. After years spent touring regional theatres and a spell in America he made his West End
West End theatre
West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre staged in the large theatres of London's 'Theatreland', the West End. Along with New York's Broadway theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English speaking...
debut in 1915 at the Empire theatre
Empire Theatre
Empire Theatre or Empire Theater may refer to:In the United Kingdom:*Empire Theatre of Varieties, now the Empire, Leicester Square, City of Westminster, London*Glasgow Empire Theatre, Glasgow*Hackney Empire, in Hackney...
in By Jingo
By Jingo
The expression "by Jingo" is apparently a minced oath that appeared rarely in print, but which may be traced as far back as to at least the 17th century in a transparent euphemism for "by Jesus"...
. He first appeared in films in 1930 in the original film version of Ben Travers' Rookery Nook
Rookery Nook (play)
Rookery Nook is a 1926 British comedic play written by Ben Travers. It was based by Travers on his own 1923 novel Rookery Nook, about a series of confusions over an unoccupied house. It was first performed at the Aldwych Theatre in London, and became one of the Aldwych Farces.-Adaptations:In 1930 a...
one of the Aldwych Farces. He appeared in other films such as A Night Like This, Up to the Neck and A Cuckoo in the Nest.
He married actress Gladys Miles who originally appeared with him in the 1915 production of By Jingo. They had a son and a daughter. His elder brother, Gordon James
Gordon James
Gordon James was a British actor who appeared in some twenty films between 1929 and 1942.Born in Manchester on 22 July 1878 as Sydney Lynn, he made his first screen appearance in the 1929 film Atlantic. He was the brother of Ralph Lynn who enjoyed enormous success as a comedy actor in the 1930s...
(born as Sydney Lynn), was also an actor and appeared in several films with him,and his son, Robert Lynn
Robert Lynn (director)
Robert Lynn was a British film and TV director.He was the son of actor Ralph Lynn.-Selected filmography:* Information Received * Postman's Knock * Victim Five * Coast of Skeletons...
, was a film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and TV director. Ralph Lynn died in London
London
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.
Selected filmography
- Peace and Quiet (1929) short film made in PhonofilmPhonofilmIn 1919, Lee De Forest, inventor of the audion tube, filed his first patent on a sound-on-film process, DeForest Phonofilm, which recorded sound directly onto film as parallel lines. These parallel lines photographically recorded electrical waveforms from a microphone, which were translated back...
, excerpt of Ronald Jeans revue - Rookery Nook (1930)
- PlunderPlunder (1931 film)Plunder is a British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also features Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter and Robertson Hare...
(1931) - Summer LightningSummer Lightning (film)Summer Lightning is a 1933 British comedy film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring Ralph Lynn, Winifred Shotter, Chili Bouchier and Horace Hodges. It is based on the novel Summer Lightning by P.G...
(1933) - Dirty WorkDirty Work (1934 film)Dirty Work is a 1934 British comedy crime film directed by Tom Walls and starring Ralph Lynn, Gordon Harker, Robertson Hare and Basil Sydney...
(1934) - A Cup of KindnessA Cup of KindnessA Cup of Kindness is a 1934 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls. It also featured Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Dorothy Hyson and Claude Hulbert...
(1934) - Foreign AffairesForeign AffairesForeign Affaires is a 1935 British comedy film directed by and starring Tom Walls based on an Aldwych Farce written by Ben Travers. It also features Ralph Lynn, Robertson Hare, Norma Varden and Cecil Parker. The film is set on the French Riviera where two hard-living British spongers become mixed...
(1935) - All InAll In (film)All In is a 1936 British sports comedy film directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Ralph Lynn, Gina Malo and Garry Marsh. The owner of a racing stables has high hopes of winning The Derby, but fate intervenes. It was also known by the title Tattenham Corner.-Cast:* Ralph Lynn ... Archie Slott*...
(1936) - Pot Luck (1936)
- In the SoupIn the Soup (1936 film)In the Soup is a 1936 British comedy film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Ralph Lynn, Judy Gunn, Morton Selten and Nelson Keys. It was based on a play by Ralph Lumley...
(1936)